Ukraine's military said it struck an Iranian military vessel in the Caspian Sea early Saturday, explaining that Iran had been transferring military equipment to Russia. The claim comes from a report citing a Ukrainian military source; no independent confirmation of the strike or the rationale was immediately available.
Ukraine's military confirmed it struck an Iranian military vessel in the Caspian Sea early Saturday, according to a Ukrainian military source cited by N12. The operation was explained as a response to Iran's transfer of military equipment to Russia. The timeline of reports: at 13:43, Ukrainian media reported a drone strike on a Russian oil platform in the Caspian. Hours later, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian forces had struck a Russian warship and vessels linked to Iranian military logistics. Later in the evening, Iranian officials acknowledged an explosion on an Iranian vessel and a sailor killed, as reported by ynet at 22:07. The Zioneer had previously reported on Ukrainian strikes on Russian vessels in the Black Sea. This is the first reported Ukrainian strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian. The claims remain unverified by independent sources.
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