⚡️ Comment by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the Kiev regime’s terrorist attacks in the Black Sea (November 30, 2025)
Read in full: mid.ru/en/foreign_pol…
💬 On November 28, in the southern Black Sea off the coast of Türkiye, unmanned seagoing boats attacked and damaged the tankers Kairos and Virat, sailing under the Gambian flag and en route to the port of Novorossiysk; the following morning, the Virat was attacked a second time.
Furthermore, in the early hours of November 29, a similar attack by unmanned surface vessels took place within the seaport of Novorossiysk itself, rendering a VPU-2 mooring unit completely inoperable. This critical infrastructure belongs to the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which comprises fuel and energy companies from Russia, Kazakhstan, the United States, and several Western European nations.
The Kiev regime’s intelligence services have all but claimed responsibility for these attacks, publishing video evidence of the acts in Ukrainian media.
❗️ We strongly condemn these terrorist attacks and the actions of all parties involved in their planning and execution.
Our friends in the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs have already lodged a protest concerning this latest, third act of aggression against the CPC. Our Turkish partners have also expressed their concern over these events.
We must emphasise that the targeted civilian energy infrastructure plays a vital role in ensuring global energy security and has never been subject to any international restrictions or sanctions.
It is noteworthy that the terrorist attacks in the Black Sea on November 28 and 29 coincide with a large-scale corruption scandal in Ukraine – which has once again exposed the criminal nature of the junta that usurped power – and the subsequent resignations of high-ranking figures within the Kiev regime.
It appears that certain Western sponsors of Kiev are keen to redirect Ukrainian society’s attention towards these high-profile attacks on civilian targets. They are attempting to present a demoralised Ukrainian public with yet another illusory “victory” to obscure the crumbling front in the special military operation zone and the frankly dire condition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
We also see a direct link between these attacks and attempts to hinder ongoing international efforts to achieve a sustainable peace. <...>
The Kiev regime’s terrorist acts are a deliberate signal to those currently seeking a negotiated solution, including in the context of Donald Trump’s recent initiatives.
☝️ We call on all sober-minded parties to condemn the terrorist attacks committed in the Black Sea on November 28 and 29, which jeopardise the safety of navigation in this vital waterway, and to give a proper assessment of the destructive actions of the Kiev regime and its handlers.
https://x.com/rusembnz/status/1995359574447235488?t=xBgSY0GZnu_3RXgjH23wvw&s=19
