Türkiye urges action to protect Black Sea shipping after drone attacks
Türkiye has called for urgent measures to protect civilian shipping in the Black Sea after drone attacks on two Turkish-owned vessels, warning that the Russia-Ukraine war is increasingly affecting commercial navigation.
The Foreign Ministry said on Aug. 4 that the Yaşar and Nadezhda were attacked after leaving Russia’s Novorossiysk port the previous evening.
Several crew members, including Turkish citizens, were injured.
“The safety of our citizens is our first priority, and their condition is being closely monitored,” the ministry said.
