Ukraine Strikes Russian Tanker in Libya

0:00It's April 7th. Welcome to Canada News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Ukrainian troops are running ops in western Libya under a secret deal backed by western powers, and they just hit a Russian tanker with a seedrone. Strike last month. The ship, Arctic Medagas, was hauling 61,000 tons of liquefied natural gas when it got damaged near Malta on March 3rd. All 30 crew made it out safe and got picked up heading to Benghazi, but the tanker drifted toward Libya's coast. These Ukrainian drone specialists work out of spots like an airbase in Masrata, plus facilities in Tripoli and Zawiya. One official says the attack launched right from Tripoli as part of a covert agreement with Libya's Tripoli government with support from the U.S. and others. That tanker belongs to Russia's shadow fleet, sneaking oil past sanctions to fund the war in Ukraine, now dragging over four years. Russians been innovating fast with seedrones after successes in the Black Sea pushed Russia

1:00to adapt. Libya stays split between Tripoli's UN-backed crew and the east controlled by Khalifa Hifters forces. Towing attempts failed thanks to rough weather, leaving the ship adrift. No word yet from Russia, Ukraine, or Tripoli officials. Analysts see this as NATO's plate to block Russian influence in the chaos since Gaddafi's fall. Ukraine's war tentacles now stretch across the Mediterranean, remixing old rivalries into new fronts.