Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s Izmail port in the Odesa region overnight, damaging foreign-flagged civilian vessels and port infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday.
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said several strikes were recorded in the port area.
A Panama-flagged vessel was damaged along with port equipment and infrastructure. He said the attacks were targeting critical logistics in the region.
Another drone strike hit a Liberian-flagged merchant vessel that was travelling through Ukraine’s maritime corridor to load corn.
The Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories said a fire broke out on board but was quickly put out by the crew.
No injuries were reported, and the vessel was able to continue its journey and reach its destination port.
The Ukrainian navy identified one of the affected vessels as Lady Maris, which was heading to the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk to load grain.
A fire was reported on board following the strike,
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