Tanker Targeted by Drone Near Russia's Sochi Coast

According to The Guardian, as reported by Donya-e-Eqtesad, Russia's transport ministry said today, Wednesday, 15 Mehr 1405 (October 7, 2026), that a Liberian flagged tanker was hit by a drone near the Black Sea coast in Russian waters and caught fire; the ministry said all 23 Indian crew members were rescued. Smoke from the blaze covered parts of the coastal city of Sochi, and firefighting had not yet begun due to the intensity of the fire. The Guardian noted that Russia and Ukraine have targeted commercial vessels around the Black Sea since the war began; Kyiv has not commented on this attack. The incident follows a series of tanker attacks in Black Sea waters and the Strait of Hormuz that oil industry figures say are adding to a global shortage of tanker capacity.