Ukraine has claimed a dramatic escalation in its war with Russia, alleging it carried out a long-range drone strike on a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea, nearly 2,000 kilometers from Ukrainian territory. Kyiv says the Oman-flagged tanker Qendil was hit off Libya’s coast, marking the first claimed Ukrainian attack on a Russian-linked vessel in the Mediterranean. Ukrainian intelligence justified the strike by alleging the tanker was being used to evade Western sanctions and funnel oil revenues into Moscow’s war effort. Putin warned the tanker attacks would trigger retaliation, watch here