Posted on 06/20/2022 6:03:30 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Ukrainian forces attacked drilling platforms in the Black Sea owned by a Crimean oil and gas company, the pro-Russian head of the annexed peninsula said on Monday, giving no details of what weapons were used.
Three people were wounded and a search was under way for seven workers from the Chernomorneftegaz energy company, Sergei Askyonov, the Russian-installed head of Crimea, said in a post on Telegram.
Crimean officials said work on three drilling platforms had been suspended after the hit, with fires reported.
Reuters was unable to immediately verify the reports. Ukraine's military declined to comment.
Russian-backed officials seized Chernomorneftegaz from Ukraine's national gas operator Naftogaz as part of Moscow's annexation of the peninsula in 2014. The company is under U.S. and European Union sanctions.
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The only thing they can use HIMARS for without fear of immediate retaliation.
Oil and gas are global commodities.
This hurts the world you asshole.
Ukraine KIA 500-1,000 A Day – Ian Welsh
“Its Over”
Yeah....been hearing that for months now....
War in general hurts the world.
So do governments, when you get right down to it.
It’s the human condition. On earth, might makes right. Violence is the solution.
True, but the OP is a complete idiot.
That was my main point. He thinks it hurts Russia, but it hurts everyone else more.
Once again you’re a thug worshipping creep.
But I’m glad you recognize and even exaggerate Putin’s crimes.
And it hurts Russia.
If it even happened.
Are you kidding?
Mr Kaliber or Mr Kinzhal will be paying a visit
All the Ukes did here was kill civilian oil company workers and poke the Bear. And Someone thought this attack had strategic value.
Shouldn't that be "Ukraine Hits Crimean Oil Drilling Platforms"? What kind of cretins are they hiring to write headlines and edit at US News these days?
Hush, Russian shill
btw you shills have been saying for months that Ukraine’s military is on the brink of destruction ... so why no Russian victory yet?
Will there EVER be a Russian victory??
Prices will increase, so no it won’t. If it happened.
You know these neocons are on the side of Biden, Soros the rest of the enemy when they celebrate the purported destruction of oil and gas infrastructure.
Yep, in a terrorist 9/11 fashion. That is what your type of guys does.
They’re either trolls, Neocons, or truly stupid. Maybe a combo…
Your point?
And how many is Russia losing?
And yet territorial gains by Russia remains very small.
Body counts dont win wars.
Ukraine is losing this war ‘slowly, bitterly, grindingly’: KT McFarland
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