Unrestricted naval warfare in the Black Sea?

 

Russian officials confirm a tanker, believed to be the Sig, was hit by a Ukrainian drone in the Kerch Strait. The Sig was previously sanctioned for providing jet fuel supplies for Russian forces (file photo) pic.twitter.com/J1LfTMkWxA

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Despite the justification this will surely result in retaliation...or rather should, but I have to wonder. Despite all the howls Putin has been quite restrained. Kyiv has not been pummeled in a way that I would expect to this point (doubt me, don't, just ask the folks of Baghdad what that really looks like). Still this could lead to unrestricted naval warfare in the Black Sea. I have no idea what that would look like.