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Ukrainian naval drones strike two Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia with attack on empty vessels on way to load up with oil for foreign markets

Ukrainian naval drones hit two tankers operating under sanctions in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia’s vast oil industry.

The two oil tankers, identified as the Kairos and Virat, were empty and sailing to Novorossiysk, a major Russian Black Sea oil terminal, the official at the security service of Ukraine told Reuters.

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© Photograph: security service of Ukraine/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: security service of Ukraine/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: security service of Ukraine/AFP/Getty Images

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Syria Tiptoes Toward Transitional Justice One Year After Assad’s Ouster

Fourteen people are on trial, charged with crimes related to an outbreak of sectarian violence under the new government. The abuses of the old Assad regime still await a reckoning.

© Nicole Tung for The New York Times

“The matter is now in the government’s hands,” said Jomaa Aldbis Alanzi, one of Syria’s leading judges.
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