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Romania says two dead after fire on ship, Ukraine blames Russian drones
Ukraine said Russian drones hit the Turkish-owned vessel, prompting a rescue operation that saved 11 crew members and left two dead.
- On Monday, Romanian authorities reported a fire on the ship Royad Mammadov in the Black Sea outside Romanian territorial waters, leaving two dead. Eleven crew members were rescued, though one person remains unaccounted for.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy blamed the incident on a "horrific strike by two Russian drones" in neutral waters, while the Russian Defence Ministry stated it had struck two cargo vessels. Romania itself has not commented on the cause.
- Zelenskiy wrote on social media platform X that "Azerbaijani and Indian citizens were on board," noting the civilian vessel carried corn. One of the 11 rescued crew members sustained injuries during the incident.
- The Romanian Naval Authority is still establishing the fate of one unaccounted person. Romania, a NATO member sharing a 614-kilometer border with Ukraine, has not officially commented on the fire's cause.
- Since the Ukraine-Russia war started four years ago, the Black Sea has seen Russian drones breaching airspace and mines floating across key trade and energy routes, complicating maritime transit in the region.
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Romania says two dead after fire on ship, Ukraine blames Russian drones
Since the Ukraine-Russia war started four years ago, Romania has seen Russian drones breaching its airspace as well as mines floating in the Black Sea across key trade and energy routes.
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