Afghanistan, Dec. 12 -- Ukraine announced that its forces, working with local resistance, targeted two Russian ships carrying military equipment in the Caspian Sea near Kalmykia, raising regional tensions.

Ukrainian special forces, in coordination with the "Local Resistance Movement," announced that they targeted two Russian ships carrying weapons and military equipment in the Caspian Sea. The vessels were reportedly struck near the coast of Kalmykia, according to a statement posted on Telegram on Friday, December 12.

The Ukrainian forces did not provide details on the timing or methods of the attack. Analysts cited by Reuters note that such operations demonstrate Ukraine's growing ability to strike strategic Russian supply routes beyond ...