Ankara on Tuesday reiterated its concerns over safety in the Black Sea after a drone attack on two civilian vessels left several crew members injured.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said the ships were attacked after leaving the Russian port of Novorossiysk late Monday and that several crew members were wounded, adding that "their condition is being closely monitored."
"We are deeply concerned about the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the Black Sea, which is affecting civilian shipping despite our numerous warnings," the ministry said.
It called on all parties to "urgently implement concrete measures to ensure the safety of navigation in the Black Sea" and warned that food supplies could otherwise be affected.
According to the ship-tracking site MarineTraffic, the two vessels, identified by the ministry as Yasar and Nadezhda, sail under the Panamanian and Cameroonian flags, respectively, but are owned by Turkish companies.
