at the marine terminal of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC)

This was reported by the company. The crew, with the exception of the captain and his senior officer, was evacuated. There are no casualties.

The tanker remained buoyant. Oil loading has been stopped, and no spillage or ignition has been allowed.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the purpose of Kiev’s attack on CPC facilities was to cause economic damage to its shareholders from the United States and Kazakhstan.