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Greece Seizes Russian Tanker as Part of EU Sanctions

Greek Coast Guard vessel "Gavdos" is moored following a night patrol, at the port of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 30, 2019. (Reuters)
Greek Coast Guard vessel "Gavdos" is moored following a night patrol, at the port of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 30, 2019. (Reuters)
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Greece Seizes Russian Tanker as Part of EU Sanctions

Greek Coast Guard vessel "Gavdos" is moored following a night patrol, at the port of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 30, 2019. (Reuters)
Greek Coast Guard vessel "Gavdos" is moored following a night patrol, at the port of Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, Greece, September 30, 2019. (Reuters)

Greece has seized a Russian oil tanker off the island of Evia as part of European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the Greek coast guard said on Tuesday.

Earlier this month the EU banned Russian-flagged vessels from the 27-nation bloc's ports, with some exemptions, as it adopted new sweeping sanctions against Russia.

The Russian-flagged Pegas, with 19 Russian crew members on board, was seized near Karystos on the southern coast of Evia, which lies just off the Greek mainland near the capital Athens.

"It has been seized as part of EU sanctions," a shipping ministry official said.

A coastguard official said the ship's oil cargo had not been confiscated.

The Pegas had earlier reported an engine problem. Rough seas forced it to moor just off Karystos where it was seized, the Athens News Agency reported.

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Ukraine Says Russian Attacks Wound 21 Overnight

Members of the artillery unit of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade fire a small multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) towards Russian troops in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 8, 2025. Andriy Andriyenko/Press Service of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Members of the artillery unit of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade fire a small multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) towards Russian troops in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 8, 2025. Andriy Andriyenko/Press Service of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
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Ukraine Says Russian Attacks Wound 21 Overnight

Members of the artillery unit of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade fire a small multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) towards Russian troops in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 8, 2025. Andriy Andriyenko/Press Service of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Members of the artillery unit of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade fire a small multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) towards Russian troops in a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine April 8, 2025. Andriy Andriyenko/Press Service of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS

At least 21 Ukrainians were wounded during Russian attacks across the country overnight, regional officials said on Wednesday, as Moscow stepped up its aerial bombardment despite US efforts to secure a ceasefire.

The worst attack left 15 people wounded in the central Ukrainian industrial region of Dnipropetrovsk, the governor Sergiy Lysak wrote on social media, according to AFP.

He posted images of several damaged buildings and said the victims were between 18 and 87 years old, adding that eight people were admitted to hospital.

The Ukrainian air force said that Moscow had launched 55 drones overnight and that its air defense units shot down 32 of the unmanned aerial attack aircraft.

In the eastern region of Donetsk, which the Kremlin claims is part of Russia, the governor said three people were wounded -- an 11-year-old girl, her mother and grandmother -- in a "massive" drone attack on the frontline city of Kramatorsk.

In the Zaporizhzhia region, another that the Kremlin says it annexed in late 2022, authorities said a 60-year-old man was wounded.

In the eastern Kharkiv region that borders Russia, a 65-year-old man and 50-year-old woman were wounded in an attack on civilian enterprises, local officials said.

US President Donald Trump's administration has held several rounds of talks with both Ukrainian and Russian officials hoping to secure a halt in fighting, without seeing any tangible results.

The Russian defense ministry, meanwhile, said it had shot down 158 Ukrainian drones over the west and south of the country, temporarily disrupting operations at several civilian airports.