Russian drones struck two foreign-flagged civilian cargo vessels near Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in the Odesa region, killing a Syrian seafarer and injuring another crew member, Ukrainian officials said on Friday.
The attacks targeted ships operating close to Ukraine’s maritime export routes, increasing concerns over the safety of international shipping in the Black Sea.
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, Oleksii Kuleba, said one drone hit a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo vessel that was sailing through Ukraine’s maritime export corridor towards the port of Chornomorsk to load grain.
He said the ship remained seaworthy after the strike and continued sailing towards the nearest port, though casualties were reported among the crew.
A second drone attack struck another civilian vessel near the port of Odesa. The ship was sailing under the flag of the Comoros Islands and was carrying soybeans at the time.
Odesa region governor Oleh Kiper later said
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