Drone hits Greek tanker Skiros at CPC terminal near Novorossiysk, no injuries or leak
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A drone struck the Greek tanker Skiros on the evening of Sunday, August 16, after it loaded Russian oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal near Novorossiysk, causing no injuries and no oil leak. Overnight on August 18, Russian air defenses shot down more than 80 Ukrainian drones near Moscow, and eight people were killed in Belgorod region. Russian attacks in Ukraine killed civilians in Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Kramatorsk, and at a DTEK mine in Dnipropetrovsk region.
Key Facts
- Ukraine has almost run out of interceptor missiles for the U.S.-made Patriot air defense system, Ukrainian officials told CNN.
- The Greek tanker Skiros, with a capacity of one million barrels, was loaded with Russian oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal, the main export route for Kazakh oil, in which Chevron and ExxonMobil hold large stakes.
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 80 Ukrainian drones were shot down approaching the capital overnight on August 18.
- Belgorod region was attacked by Ukrainian forces more than 150 times in 24 hours, killing eight people, six of them in the village of Koloskovo in Valuysky district.
- A Russian drone attack on a DTEK mine in Dnipropetrovsk region killed one worker and wounded another.
CPC Tanker Attack
A drone struck the Greek tanker Skiros on the evening of Sunday, August 16, after it loaded Russian oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal near Novorossiysk. Nobody among the crew was injured and no oil product leak into the sea occurred, the Skiros company said. The CPC terminal is the main export route for oil from Kazakhstan, and American energy companies Chevron and ExxonMobil hold large stakes in it.
Overnight Drone Barrages
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said more than 80 Ukrainian drones were shot down on approach to the city overnight on August 18. Capital airports restricted arrivals and departures during the attack. Acting Governor Alexander Shuvaev of Russia's Belgorod region said Ukrainian forces attacked the region more than 150 times over the past day. Eight people were killed in Belgorod region, including six in the village of Koloskovo in Valuysky district.
Regional Casualties and Territorial Claims
In Sumy, a massive overnight drone attack killed a 75-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman, Sumy regional military administration head Oleh Hryhorov said. In Dnipropetrovsk region, a drone attack on a DTEK mine killed one worker and wounded another, the company press service reported. In Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, a Russian shelling killed two people and wounded two others, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service. In Zaporizhzhia, two people died in a Russian attack, while five civilians were wounded in Odesa region, including two 16-year-olds. Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces took control of Novosoloshino in Zaporizhzhia region and Andriivska community in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic; Ukrainian military did not comment.
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Drone hits Greek tanker Skiros at CPC terminal near Novorossiysk, no injuries or leak
