Egyptian Seafarer Killed as Russian Drones Hit Three Ships Off Ukraine
Ukraine said 3 merchant vessels were hit as they headed to Odesa-region ports, and an Egyptian cook was killed on the Victress.
- On Monday, June 22, Russian drones struck three cargo ships in the Black Sea heading toward Odesa, damaging the Panamanian-flagged Victress and killing an Egyptian crew member, Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said.
- Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukraine's maritime export routes vital to foreign trade and the wartime economy. Two other vessels sailing under the flags of Palau and Belize were also hit overnight, though their crews remained unharmed.
- In Ukraine's northern Sumy region, a drone attack killed three members of the same family early on June 22. Separately, local governor Ivan Fedorov reported a strike in Zaporizhzhia killed a woman and injured three others.
- Russian defense systems downed 301 drones overnight, local newswires said citing the defense ministry. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that Moscow airports including Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo briefly suspended flights before resuming service.
- Ukraine's drone attacks on energy facilities have triggered a fuel crisis in Russia-annexed Crimea, prompting governor Mikhail Razvozhayev to cancel all open-air events in Sevastopol and restrict electricity usage to essential services.
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Russian drone kills an Egyptian cook on a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea
A Russian drone strike killed a sailor and set a civilian cargo ship ablaze in the Black Sea overnight on 22 June, as the vessel sailed toward a Ukrainian port, Ukrainian officials said. Russian drones damaged two more merchant ships in the same attack. The Ukrainian Navy rescued the surviving crew. Since quitting the UN grain deal in 2023, Russia has tried to choke Ukraine's sea exports, the lifeline that still carries much of the country's gra…
Russian drone attack on ship kills Egyptian crew member, Turkish and Indian sailors evacuated
Two civilian merchant vessels sailing towards Ukrainian ports were targeted in a Russian drone attack, causing a fire aboard a Panama-flagged ship, Ukrainian authorities said.
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The boat, which was sailing with nine crew members of Egyptian, Turkish and Indian nationalities, is no longer seaworthy.
Russian drones attacked the Black Sea with three merchant ships travelling to the ports of Odessa region.
Russian drones strike three cargo ships bound for Odesa region ports, killing Egyptian crew member
Russian forces attacked three cargo ships in the Black Sea with drones as the vessels were heading to ports in the Odesa region, according to Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa regional administration.
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