(Adnkronos) – A Togolese-flagged civilian cargo ship was hit by a Russian attack while engaged in unloading mineral fertilizers in the port of Odesa, causing the death of three crew members and injuring five others. This was reported by the Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction and Minister for Community and Territorial Development, Oleksii Kuleba, specifying that the missile hit the ship’s superstructure, causing a fire. The injured were hospitalized and are receiving medical care.
Kuleba condemned the attack, calling it “another Russian blow against civilian navigation and Ukraine’s port infrastructure.” According to the minister, actions of this kind “threaten the safety of international navigation, the stability of global trade, and world food security.”
