Ukraine reports one dead, one injured in Russian drone attack on Black Sea vessel

A Russian drone attack on a commercial ship flying a Panamanian flag in the Black Sea resulted in the death of one crew member and injuries to another, according to Ukraine's Minister of Development, Oleksii Kubrakov. He reported the incident via his Telegram account.

Kubrakov also noted a second attack on a commercial vessel flagged by Saint Kitts and Nevis, which caused minor injuries to two crew members. He condemned these actions as "another proof that Russia is waging a war against freedom of navigation, international trade, and global food security." The minister did not specify the cargo of the attacked ships or the nationalities of the injured and deceased sailors. He added that Russia also attacked Ukrainian port infrastructure, labeling the actions as "terrorism" and calling for a strong international response.

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It is another proof that Russia is waging a war against freedom of navigation, the international trade, and global food security.

Ukraine has repeatedly denounced Russian attacks on ships loading and unloading in its ports throughout the ongoing war. In recent months, Ukrainian forces have also targeted Russian "ghost fleet" vessels used to circumvent international sanctions and continue oil and product exports.

According to Ukraine's Air Force report for Friday, Russia launched 90 long-range drones overnight, with Ukrainian defenses successfully intercepting 79 of them. In a separate incident, an eight-year-old girl died in the city of Pavlograd in Ukraine's central-eastern Dnipropetrovsk region as a result of Russian shelling.

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