CAIRO — Ukrainian forces are operating in western Libya under a covert deal endorsed by the West, and they used the Northern African country’s territory to strike a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean last month, two Libyan officials said Tuesday. Russia blamed the attack on Ukrainian sea drones. One of the officials said the March 3 drone strike that hit the tanker was launched by Ukrainian operatives in a military facility in Tripoli. In recent weeks, Libyan authorities attempted to tow the tanker to a “safe zone” off the country’s western coast. However, their efforts failed due to “harsh” weather conditions and strong winds that caused the tanker to drift “out of control.”Neither Russian nor Ukrainian officials made any immediate comment on the claims.

Source: Libya Today April 07, 2026 19:16 UTC