11 Sailors Killed in Explosion and Fire Near Strait Separating Crimea and Russia Two tankers performing a fuel transfer near the contested Kerch Strait caught fire, leading to the deaths. The strait is a sticking point in relations between Russia and Ukraine. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Trump, at Putin’s Side, Questions U.S. Intelligence on 2016 Election‘I Can’t Breathe’: Video of Indigenous Australian’s Prison Death Stirs OutrageLatest Sign of China’s Slowdown: A Technology Cash CrunchThe Neutrino TrappersJoint News Conference by Trump and Putin: Full Video and TranscriptDeported From U.S., and Picking Up Pieces of a Shattered Dream