Russia accuses Ukraine of trying to destabilise Black Sea region with drone attacks on shipping

Russia's Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of destabilising the Black Sea region with drone attacks on civilian shipping, which Ukraine allegedly falsely blamed on Russia.

​Russia's Foreign ​Ministry on Tuesday accused ‌Ukraine of ​trying to destabilise the Black ‌Sea region with sea or aerial drone attacks on civilian shipping, which it said ‌Kyiv then falsely blamed on ‌Russia.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova referenced what she said had been a Ukrainian ⁠sea ​drone ⁠attack on tankers near the Turkish coast and ⁠the Bosphorus Strait on May ​28 and said Moscow was ready to ⁠work with Ankara to try to ⁠stabilise ​the situation.

Reuters could not independently confirm that Ukraine was responsible for ⁠the attack which was reported at ⁠the ⁠time by the shipping agency Tribeca.