France, April 6 -- On 4 March, Moscow accused Ukraine, with support from British intelligence, of attacking the Russian tanker Arctic Metagaz from the Libyan coast.

The vessel is part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet", used to bypass US and European sanctions imposed in December 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February that year.

The ship was sailing through the Mediterranean towards Port Said in Egypt, transporting liquefied natural gas.

On Thursday, Libya's Ports and Maritime Transport Authority warned that the wreck of the Arctic Metagaz is adrift and out of control.

RFI can confirm that Ukrainian forces carried out the attack and have an active presence in western Libya. Ukrainian presence

More than 200 Ukrainian...