Yet Another Russia-Linked Tanker Attacked in the Black Sea

A fourth Russia-connected tanker in under a week was attacked on Tuesday, a sharp uptick in strikes on Moscow-associated shipping as the war in Ukraine nears a fifth year.

The tiny oil and chemicals tanker Midvolga-2 was sailing across the Black Sea to Georgia from Russia hauling sunflower oil when it was attacked about 80 miles off Turkey’s northern coast, the Transport Ministry’s Maritime Affairs Directorate said on X.