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Putin warns to cut off Ukraine from sea after drone strike on Russian tankers
International
Published on 24 April 2026
Russia calls strikes a response to “piracy”
Vladimir Putin warned that Russia may “cut off Ukraine from the sea” after Kyiv’s underwater drone strike hit two tankers tied to Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea. Moscow said it will consider retaliatory measures against ships linked to countries supporting Ukraine and plans to expand strikes on Ukrainian ports and vessels approaching them.
- Putin says Russia may cut off Ukraine from sea access
- Threat follows Kyiv’s underwater drone strike on two tankers
- Moscow frames the response as action against “piracy”
- Russia vows to expand strikes on ports and inbound ships
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