Ukraine calls for sanctions against Russia oil tankers over Black Sea spill
by Luke Harding and agencies from on (#6SZN9)
Top adviser says vessels that sank and ran aground are part of aged fleet that will continue to cause large-scale damage
Ukraine has called on the international community to take action against Russia's sanctions-busting oil fleet, after an ageing tanker sank in the Black Sea, causing a major environmental disaster.
The Russian cargo ship, Volgoneft-212, broke in half during a heavy storm off the coast of occupied Crimea on Sunday. A second tanker, Volgoneft-239, got into difficulties in the same area. It eventually ran aground near the port of Taman at the south end of the Kerch strait.
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