¿Cuál es la verdad sobre el uso de la base de Misurata, libia, para atacar buques rusos?

Libya confirmed on Saturday that it does not allow any external parties to use the Misurata base to launch attacks, denying a report by the American network CNN claiming that Ukrainian drones are launched from the military base in northwestern Libya to strike Russian tankers in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Libyan Ministry of Defense stated in a statement that it "has monitored media reports containing allegations about the use of the Misurata military base as a launch point for military operations targeting foreign parties or interests."

Base de Misurata y la guerra rusa-ucraniana

CNN reported, citing an Ukrainian source, that operators of Ukrainian drones have been deployed since late 2025 in northwestern Libya.

It added, based on another source, that the Misurata military base is used as a "launch point" for drones to attack Russian shadow fleet tankers in the region, in exchange for training provided to Libyan forces.

The Libyan Ministry of Ports and Maritime Transport stated, without naming CNN, that it "categorically denies the existence of any agreement, arrangement, or coordination allowing the use of the Misurata military base, or any national military facility, as a platform for launching attacks or carrying out military operations of any kind outside the framework of Libya's sovereign missions."

In early March, the Libyan Authority of Ports and Maritime Transport announced that the Russian tanker "Arctic Metagaz," carrying liquefied natural gas, suffered explosions followed by a massive fire that caused it to sink completely north of the port of Sirte.

However, the Russian Ministry of Transport stated that the attack on the tanker was carried out from the Libyan coast using maritime drones belonging to the Ukrainian Navy.