Russian attacks kill six as Ukraine targets Black Sea oil tankers
Russian attacks kill six as Ukraine targets Black Sea oil tankers - Published Six people have been killed in Ukraine following an overnight Russian...
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- Russian attacks kill six as Ukraine targets Black Sea oil tankers - Published Six people have been killed in Ukraine following an overnight Russian attacks on the Black Sea port of Odesa and the eastern city of Sumy, according to local officials.
- Meanwhile, Ukraine's military said its drones hit 20 Russian vessels, including 17 oil tankers, in the Black Sea overnight.
- The Russian ministry of defence confirmed it had attacked Odsea, saying it had deliberately targeted port infrastructure, "used for the unloading of petroleum, oil, and lubricants".
- Writing on Telegram, Kiper accused Russia of deliberately targeting the civilian population and said residents were killed and injured when a Russian missile struck a multi-storey residential building.
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Russian attacks kill six as Ukraine targets Black Sea oil tankers - Published Six people have been killed in Ukraine following an overnight Russian attacks on the Black Sea port of Odesa and the eastern city of Sumy, according to local officials. Meanwhile, Ukraine's military said its drones hit 20 Russian vessels, including 17 oil tankers, in the Black Sea overnight. The Russian ministry of defence confirmed it had attacked Odsea, saying it had deliberately targeted port infrastructure, "used for the unloading of petroleum, oil, and lubricants". Writing on Telegram, Kiper accused Russia of deliberately targeting the civilian population and said residents were killed and injured when a Russian missile struck a multi-storey residential building. Russia's attacks in recent days have targeted Ukraine's deep-water Black Sea ports in the wider Odesa area, which handle much of the country's grain and other cargo and are vital to its wartime economy. It follows intensive attacks on Russian ships in the Sea of Azov, which sits between Crimea, Ukraine's eastern coastline, and Russia.