Moscow: The head of Moscow-managed Crimea on Monday accused Ukraine of firing on oil drilling systems off the coast of the peninsula that changed into annexed with the aid of using Russia in 2014.
“This morning the enemy attacked the drilling systems of Chernomorneftegaz,” Sergey Aksyonov stated on Telegram, regarding the Crimea-primarily based totally oil and fueloline company.
“I am in touch with our colleagues from the defence ministry and the FSB (protection agency), we’re running on saving humans,” he added.
According to him, 5 humans have been saved, 3 of them injured, even as the quest persevered for others “with the involvement of patrol ships and aviation”.
Aksyonov did now no longer specify which systems have been affected, however the Chernomorneftegaz operates numerous fueloline and oil fields withinside the Black Sea and withinside the Sea of Azov.
This is the primary said strike towards offshore strength infrastructure in Crimea in view that Russia released a navy operation in Ukraine on February 24.