Ukraine Says It Hit More Oil and Dry-Cargo Ships in Sea of Azov

(Bloomberg) — Ukrainian forces hit seven Russian fuel tankers, five dry-cargo vessels and a batch of other ships in the Sea of Azov as Kyiv expands the scope of its maritime attacks in the area. 

“The tankers are used to transport Russian oil and petroleum products in circumvention of international sanctions,” Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement on Monday. “Dry-cargo ships and tugboats provide transportation of military cargo, equipment, material and technical means,” ensuring Russia’s maritime logistics, the Kyiv-based military authority said.

The statement didn’t provide further information on the vessels and Bloomberg couldn’t independently verify how