Russian Drones Hit Two Foreign-Flagged Ships in the Black Sea
The attack injured five sailors and left one dead as Ukraine said 79 of 90 Russian drones were shot down overnight.
- On Thursday night, Russian drones struck two foreign-flagged civilian ships in the Black Sea, killing one crew member and wounding five others. The vessels, flying flags of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Panamanian-flagged, were leaving Ukrainian ports when attacked.
- Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, denounced the strike as evidence that Russia targets freedom of navigation. "The world cannot get used to civilian sailors becoming a target for Russian weapons," Kuleba said.
- Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Oblast Military Administration, reported the vessels have resumed voyages despite the attack. Separately, strikes in southern Odesa caused a fire at a truck parking lot, leaving one person dead and four others injured.
- The strikes occurred amid a wave of widespread overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine. Ukraine's air force reported that local air defenses intercepted 79 of 90 Russian drones launched from Thursday evening into Friday morning.
- Russia has repeatedly targeted merchant traffic in the corridor, including strikes on three foreign ships on May 29 and rescue boats on June 8. Officials warn these assaults aim to complicate Ukrainian logistics and undermine global food security.
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Russian drones kill one sailor and wound five in attack on two civilian ships in the Black Sea
Russia attacked two foreign-flagged civilian cargo ships in the Black Sea, killing a sailor and wounding others, according to the Ukrainian vice PM and regional authorities. The vessels were leaving Ukrainian ports when the drones struck on 19 June. Ukrainian officials condemned it as part of Russia's wider assault on Black Sea shipping and global food security. Ukraine's naval drones have largely neutralized Russia's Black Sea Fleet, so Moscow …
One person has been killed in Russian drone strikes on two civilian ships in the Black Sea. Several others have been injured, according to Ukrainian reports.
The Russian military attacked two civilian ships in the Black Sea on Thursday evening. One crew member died and others were injured, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba reported on Telegram. According to him, one ship was sailing under the Panamanian flag, the other under the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine and Minister of Development announced that Russia attacked two ships in the Black Sea with drones, killing one crew member and wounding two others.
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