New explosions rang out near the Crimean bridge: a Russian tanker was was accidentally involved (video)

New explosions occurred near the temporarily occupied Kerch. A Russian tanker was damaged.

On the night of August 5, the Russians blocked traffic on the Crimean Bridge. Subsequently, information appeared about explosions near an illegal construction, “Krym.Realii” writes.

Some representatives of the occupation authorities began to announce the “destruction of 3 surface drones.”

Video of hitting the Russian tanker Sig

Soon, information began to spread on social networks about the alleged fall of one of the drones into the Russian Sig tanker. The detonation occurred in the territorial waters of Ukraine.

The interception of the alleged negotiations of tanker sailors appears on the network. According to unconfirmed data, the engine compartment of the tanker was flooded as a result of the impact. The ship is currently at anchor.

UPD: Damage to the Russian tanker was confirmed by SBU sources. The special operation was carried out together with the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It is reported that the attack was carried out using a surface drone with 450 kilograms of TNT

As a reminder, the Russian tanker falls under the ban of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the transportation of military goods and can be considered as a military target.

Possible photo from the Sig tanker after the damage

In the past, Sig supplied jet fuel from occupied Crimea to Syria. For this, the vessel was subject to US sanctions in 2019.

Analysts of Lloyd’s List Intelligence noted that already after the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the tanker repeatedly departed from the waters of the Azov and Black Seas to the shores of Syria. Most of the time the ship was traveling with the transponder turned off.