Russian strike on civilian ship in Odesa region port kills one sailor, injures three
Russian forces attacked a civilian cargo ship in a port in Ukraine's Odesa region, killing one crew member and injuring three others; 13 crew members were evacuated, Ukraine's Sea Ports Authority reports.
Russian forces struck a civilian cargo vessel docked in a port in Ukraine's Odesa region, according to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (AMPU).
The attack killed one sailor and left three other crew members injured. Thirteen members of the ship's crew were evacuated following the strike.
AMPU's statement did not provide further details on the circumstances of the attack, the weapons used, or the ship's ownership and cargo. The current condition of the injured sailors and whether the strike caused damage to port infrastructure were also not disclosed.
Ports in the Odesa region have repeatedly come under Russian attack since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with strikes targeting both military and civilian objects, including shipping and grain export infrastructure along the Black Sea coast.
