Romania on Wednesday was probing a possible fresh drone attack on a tanker off its Black Sea coast. Suspected Russian drones have hit several ships off Romania and neighbouring Bulgaria since last week in the latest spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
British finance minister John Healey called on other nations to tighten sanctions on Russia-linked shipping, as he prepared to meet his foreign counterparts at the International Monetary Fund's annual meetings in Bangkok on Thursday.
"My message to finance ministers here today ... on Ukraine, is to stay the path on tough economic sanctions on Russia, especially a tighter ban on shipping services ... that help
(Russian President Vladimir) Putin's sanctions-busting shadow fleet to operate," he said.
Russian air strikes have killed two people in the Ukrainian southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region early on Thursday, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha said on the Telegram messaging app.
Romania on Wednesday was probing a possible fresh drone attack on a tanker off its Black Sea coast.
Suspected Russian drones have hit several ships off Romania and neighbouring Bulgaria since last week in the latest spillover from the Ukraine war in the Black Sea.
Romanian rescuers rushed to help the Comoros Islands-flagged Yara J late Wednesday off Sulina near the border with Ukraine, a statement said.
Defence Minister Radu Miruta said the ship's crew managed to douse a fire themselves.
"Whether it was struck by a drone or not, an investigation is currently underway," he told the Digi24 television channel.
"This is a matter of significant gravity, given that such incidents are occurring in Romanian territorial waters," he said.
Originally reported by France 24.