Russians attack foreign ship loaded with maize: two sailors missing

Two sailors are missing after Russian forces launched two strikes near a port in Odesa Oblast on a Palau-flagged vessel that was transporting maize.

Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Minister for Restoration, Infrastructure and Transport

Quote from Kalashnyk: "A Palau-flagged civilian vessel that was carrying nearly 2,800 tonnes of maize was attacked twice today as it was leaving a port in Odesa Oblast.

As a result of the strikes, a fire broke out on board. According to early reports, seven crew members and a Ukrainian pilot were rescued.

Russians attack foreign ship loaded with maize: two sailors missing

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