Russian Drones Hit 3 Foreign-Flagged Black Sea Vessels, Injuring 2 Crew
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Updated · Reuters · May 29
Russian Drones Hit 3 Foreign-Flagged Black Sea Vessels, Injuring 2 Crew
7 articles · Updated · Reuters · May 29
Three foreign-flagged merchant ships were struck by Russian drones late Thursday and overnight while sailing in Ukraine's Black Sea export corridor, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said.
Fires broke out on the vessels but crews put them out; on the Ant — a Turkey-owned cargo ship sailing under the Vanuatu flag — two crew members were injured and evacuated.
Ukraine's seaports authority said the targeted ships were sailing under the flags of Vanuatu, the Comoros and Panama, and the Ant was heading to Turkey from an Odesa-region port with cargo aboard.
The attacks fit a broader Russian campaign against Ukraine's maritime export routes and ports, which Kyiv says are critical to foreign trade and its wartime economy.
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