Drones have attacked tankers in the Taganrog Bay for the fifth consecutive day.

Last night, a tanker entering the Azov-Black Sea maritime channel was damaged during a drone attack, reported the governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on July 8, during a drone attack on vessels in the Taganrog Bay, two people were injured, and on July 9, two tankers caught fire during a drone attack. On July 11, four vessels were attacked, one of which was a tanker carrying methanol. A crew member of a technical vessel was killed.

As a result of the drone attack last night, a tanker performing an entry into the Azov-Black Sea maritime channel was damaged. The resulting fire has been localized. The vessel was empty, and there is no threat of oil product spillage, the governor of the Rostov region, Yuri Slyusar, reported today on his Telegram channel.

He added that the cities of Taganrog and Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, as well as four districts – Azovsky, Neklinovsky, Tarasovsky, Millerovsky, and the Taganrog Bay – were subjected to drone attacks.

Yuri Slyusar has been reporting daily on the drone attacks on tankers in the Taganrog Bay on his Telegram channel since July 8. Thus, today's message is the fifth.

It should be noted that against the backdrop of drone attacks on oil refineries, including those located in southern Russia, there has been a fuel problem, and queues have formed at gas stations. For instance, amid the gasoline crisis in Kuban, there have been issues with components for installing gas cylinder equipment in cars. This has led to long waits for changing fuel systems, and prices for installing gas equipment and gas have significantly increased. Switching to gas is not a universal solution and is not suitable for everyone, local drivers surveyed by "Caucasian Knot" stated on July 11.