economy
January 13, 2026
Drone hits Kazakh tanker en route to Russian port
A drone attack on an oil tanker sailing to a Russian Black Sea port has been confirmed by the vessel’s Kazakh owner
TL;DR
- An oil tanker named Matilda was attacked by a drone near a Russian Black Sea port.
- The tanker was commissioned to transport crude from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal.
- No crew members were harmed, and the tanker remains seaworthy.
- This incident occurred on the way to pick up cargo at the CPC terminal.
- Reuters reported attacks on four tankers heading to the CPC terminal.
- Ukraine is suggested as a potential party responsible for the attacks.
- CPC is a pipeline operator owned by Kazakh, Russian, and Western firms, and the government of Kazakhstan.
- The CPC transports crude from Kazakhstan's Tengiz oil field to Novorossiysk.
- Ukraine has previously targeted CPC infrastructure to undermine Russia's oil trade.
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