Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify
Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify - Published The death toll of a Russian strike on a cargo ship off the coast of the...
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- Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify - Published The death toll of a Russian strike on a cargo ship off the coast of the Ukrainian city of Odesa has risen to 10.
- The Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship was hit by Russian cruise missiles on Sunday, the Ukrainian Air Force said, causing a fire.
- Russian attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea have also increased.
- While Ukrainian ships were unable to move further than the area surrounding Odesa due to Russian control of much of the coast, Kyiv's drones forced Moscow to keep its assets safely tucked in its naval bases in the eastern Black Sea.
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Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify - Published The death toll of a Russian strike on a cargo ship off the coast of the Ukrainian city of Odesa has risen to 10. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship was hit by Russian cruise missiles on Sunday, the Ukrainian Air Force said, causing a fire. Russian attacks on cargo ships in the Black Sea have also increased. While Ukrainian ships were unable to move further than the area surrounding Odesa due to Russian control of much of the coast, Kyiv's drones forced Moscow to keep its assets safely tucked in its naval bases in the eastern Black Sea. For its part, Ukraine too has ramped up its attacks on Russian assets in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. And local authorities in Russia's Belgorod border region said a Ukrainian drone strike on a bus had killed five people, including a child, on Monday.