A Russian missile strike on a Turkish-owned cargo ship departing Odesa on Sunday, July 19, killed 10 people, including foreign crew members and a Ukrainian port pilot, Ukrainian authorities said.According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russian forces launched three Kh-59/Kh-69 cruise missiles during the attack. One missile struck the starboard side of the Golden Leo, a Turkish-owned merchant vessel sailing under the flag of Guinea-Bissau, igniting a fire.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) said the bulk carrier had aboard 17 crew members from Syria and India, as well as a Ukrainian port pilot, when it was hit shortly after departing Odesa with a cargo of corn.The strike killed 10 people, including the 66-year-old pilot and 9 foreign crew members. Eight sailors were rescued and hospitalized in Odesa.The Odesa Regional Prosecutor’s Office said the victims ranged in age from 19 to 53. Prosecutors have opened a war crimes investigation under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, which covers violations of the laws and customs of war resulting in death.Mykola Kalashnyk, Ukraine’s Minister for Communities and Territories Development, said the strike targeted international civilian shipping and was another attempt by Moscow to disrupt global food supplies.Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed it had struck “two bulk carrier-type seagoing vessels carrying military cargo” in the Port of Odesa but provided no evidence to support the assertion.