MOSCOW, Jan ‌14 (Reuters) – ​Russia’s defence ‌ministry said on Wednesday ​that an attack ‍on the oil ​tanker ​Matilda ⁠in the Black Sea on January 13 was carried out by two Ukrainian ‌strike UAVs about 100 ​km from ‌the city ‍of Anapa ⁠in Russia’s Krasnodar region.

Drones struck two oil tankers in the Black Sea on ​Tuesday, including one chartered by U.S. oil major Chevron, the companies involved said, as they sailed toward a terminal on the Russian coast.

Reuters was unable ​to immediately verify the report. 

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Anastasia ​Teterevleva; editing by Guy Faulconbridge )

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