Ten killed as Russian attacks on merchant ships in Black Sea intensify
The death toll of a Russian strike on a cargo ship off the coast of the Ukrainian city of Odesa has risen to 10.
The Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship was hit by Russian cruise missiles on Sunday, the Ukrainian Air Force said, causing a fire.
A search and rescue operation was launched and lasted all night. By Monday morning, Ukraine’s seaports authority said nine crew members had been killed, as well as one of its pilots. India later said four of its citizens died in the attack.
In recent weeks, the Odesa region has come under sustained attack.
Twenty-eight people died in Russian strikes on the region in July alone, regional head Oleh Kiper told Ukrainian TV on Monday.
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