On the 20th local time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova issued a statement condemning the attack on the Caspian Sea Pipeline Union offshore oil terminal tanker and claiming that the attack was carried out by the Ukrainian side. She claimed that this was the fifth “act of aggression” launched by the Kyiv regime against the coalition's civilian facilities. Zakharova said that between July 17 and 20, several tankers were attacked by drones while carrying out loading operations at the Caspian Sea Pipeline Union offshore terminal. The ships attacked included tankers serving the Kazakh oil industry. The hull was damaged, but there were no oil spills or casualties.

On the 20th local time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zakharova issued a statement condemning the attack on the Caspian Sea Pipeline Union offshore oil terminal tanker and claiming that the attack was carried out by the Ukrainian side. She claimed that this was the fifth “act of aggression” launched by the Kyiv regime against the coalition's civilian facilities. Zakharova said that between July 17 and 20, several tankers were attacked by drones while carrying out loading operations at the Caspian Sea Pipeline Union offshore terminal. The ships attacked included tankers serving the Kazakh oil industry. The hull was damaged, but there were no oil spills or casualties.