The commander of Ukraine’s drone forces said Kyiv had targeted vessels allegedly carrying illegal cargo in the area, without addressing the claims made by Moscow or Baku.

A tanker and two cargo ships in Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, Russia's Krasnodar Krai, came under a drone attack on the morning of 5 June.

Five Azerbaijani citizens were killed and three others injured in attacks on two cargo vessels in the Sea of Azov, Azerbaijan's foreign ministry said on