Attack near Odesa kills ten people on grain ship
The death toll from a Russian missile attack on a cargo ship near Odesa rose to ten on Monday, July 20. Ukrainian authorities stated that the civilian ship hit was the Golden Leo, which sailed under the flag of Guinea-Bissau, was owned by a Turkish owner, and was carrying grain from a Ukrainian port. SITA ↗
According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, there were 17 people on board. The crew consisted of citizens of Syria and India, and a Ukrainian sea pilot was also on the ship. Eight crew members were rescued and brought ashore, two of whom suffered injuries. According to Ukrainian authorities, the fire on the vessel was brought under control. ekonomickydenik.cz ↗
The Ukrainian navy claims that the ship was hit by three Russian Kh-59 or Kh-69 missiles in the Black Sea after it left port carrying a cargo of corn. The Ukrainian side described the attack as a strike against civilian shipping, international trade, and freedom of navigation. Moscow did not immediately comment publicly on the accusation. teraz.sk ↗
Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that this is not an isolated incident. He also recalled a previous attack on a foreign merchant ship flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda in the Black Sea, in which one person was killed and others were injured. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, there were 17 people on board. The crew consisted of citizens of Syria and India, and a Ukrainian sea pilot was also on the ship. Eight crew members were rescued and brought ashore, two of whom suffered injuries. According to Ukrainian authorities, the fire on the vessel was brought under control. ekonomickydenik.cz ↗
The Ukrainian navy claims that the ship was hit by three Russian Kh-59 or Kh-69 missiles in the Black Sea after it left port carrying a cargo of corn. The Ukrainian side described the attack as a strike against civilian shipping, international trade, and freedom of navigation. Moscow did not immediately comment publicly on the accusation. teraz.sk ↗
Ukraine's acting Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha stated that this is not an isolated incident. He also recalled a previous attack on a foreign merchant ship flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda in the Black Sea, in which one person was killed and others were injured. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
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Ukrajina obvinila Rusko z útoku na tureckú nákladnú loď s obilím, hlási šesť obetí
SITA
| 08:14 20.07.
SME Online: Ruský úder na Záporožie má dve obete a desiatky zranených, Ukrajina útočila neďaleko Moskvy
sme.sk
| 06:27 20.07.
Ukrajina tvrdí, že ruské rakety zasiahli tureckú loď s obilím
teraz.sk
| 21:31 19.07.
Ruský útok na civilnú loď? Ukrajina vyjadrila vážne podozrenie! Putin má podľa nej jasný cieľ
Novy Cas
| 19:38 19.07.
Ruský útok na nákladní loď u Oděsy zabil deset lidí, uvedl ukrajinský úřad
seznamzpravy.cz
| 10:21 20.07.
Ruský útok na tureckou civilní loď u Oděsy zabil deset lidí, uvedly ukrajinské úřady
forum24.cz
| 09:02 20.07.
Rusko bombardovalo Záporožie, medzi 42 zranenými sú deti. Na Moskvu útočilo vyše 400 dronov, hlásia požiare
ta3.com
| 06:30 20.07.
Rusko zabilo deset civilistů na turecké lodi. Kyjev vyslal stovky dronů
ekonomickydenik.cz
| 10:44 20.07.
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