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1 killed, 2 injured after Panama-flagged vessel hit in drone attack in Black Sea

Ukraine said the strikes were part of Russia’s campaign against Black Sea shipping and global food security.

  • 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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Drone attack on a Panamanian flag ship in the Black Sea. A crew member was killed, but the ship continued its course. Article War in Ukraine. Alert in the Black Sea, foreign ships attacked with drones. Zelenski threatens Belarus with bombings appears first in Romania TV.

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The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) confirmed this Friday that a Panamanian flag vessel was hit by a drone attack on the Black Sea, an incident that left one crew member dead and two sailors injured, one of them seriously.

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A crew member has died after a drone attack on a ship in the Black Sea. It is unknown where the attack came from.

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