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September 12, 2023

Ukraine Seizes Russian-Held Oil and Gas Platforms in Black Sea
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Ukraine's intelligence service says Ukrainian forces have seized control
of four strategically important oil and gas drilling platforms in the
Black Sea near the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula. Officials in Kyiv
accused Russia of using the platforms as ammunition depots and radar
stations, and said their seizure brought Ukraine one step closer to
President Zelensky's goal of recapturing Crimea.


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