A significant fireplace erupted after Russia focused a Turkish cargo vessel anchored within the Ukrainian port metropolis of Odesa in a missile assault on Friday.
The cargo vessel was broken by a suspected missile assault at Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port on Friday, its operator Cenk Denizcilik mentioned in an announcement.
The corporate mentioned the roll-on/roll-off vessel M/V CENK T, which operates between Türkiye’s Karasu and Ukraine’s Odesa, was hit shortly after docking, igniting a hearth that tugboats and port firefighting groups later labored to include.
“Russia launched a missile strike on civilian port infrastructure within the Odesa area,” Ukraine’s Restoration Minister Oleksiy Kuleba mentioned on Telegram, including: “A ferry flying the Turkish flag was broken within the Black Sea port, with no casualties reported.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted photographs that confirmed a big fireplace burning aboard a ship within the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa area, with firefighters tackling the blaze.
“This proves as soon as once more that Russians not solely fail to take the present alternative for diplomacy severely sufficient, but in addition proceed the warfare exactly to destroy regular life in Ukraine,” he mentioned.
Russia attacked Ukrainian ports with drones and ballistic missiles, Kuleba added.
He mentioned that one worker of a personal firm had been injured in a separate assault on Odesa port, and {that a} cargo loader had been broken there. Ukraine’s navy spokesperson advised Reuters that three vessels have been broken in complete, all Turkish-owned. However the spokesperson didn’t present extra particulars.
The three giant Black Sea ports within the Odesa area are a key financial artery for Ukraine, which is a serious commodities exporter.
Along with the so-called “shadow fleet” tankers, Kyiv has ramped up strain on Moscow by hitting targets within the Caspian Sea this week, together with vessels allegedly carrying navy gear and a serious oil rig.
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