Peskov told Putin about the situation after the fire on the tanker “Aframax Rio” in Sochi

Russian President Vladimir Putin received reports on the situation with the tanker Aframax Rio, which was attacked by unmanned boats off the coast of Sochi. This was reported by the press Secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

According to him, with the elimination of the consequences of the incident, the situation is developing normally.

A Liberian-flagged tanker carrying oil was attacked on the night of October 6. There were 23 crew members on board, all Indian citizens. People were evacuated, there were no injuries.

Open burning on the ship was eliminated on the afternoon of October 7. At the same time, according to available information, oil cargo entering the waters has not been recorded.