Russian drone attacks Turkish ship departing Odesa region, injures two crew members

The Ukrainian Navy said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

According to the statement, Russian forces attacked the cargo ship ANT at night using a drone. The vessel, flying under the flag of Vanuatu and owned by a Turkish company, was sailing from one of the ports in Ukraine's Odesa region to Turkey with cargo on board.

The strike hit the ship's superstructure, triggering a fire on board.

Thanks to coordinated efforts by units of the Maritime Search and Rescue Service and the Ukrainian Navy, the fire was quickly brought under control.

Two injured crew members were evacuated by Ukrainian Navy boats and transported to a medical facility.

"Russia continues to deliberately create threats to international maritime transport by attacking civilian infrastructure and commercial vessels," the Ukrainian Navy said.

On May 18, Russian forces struck a Chinese commercial vessel in Ukrainian waters using a drone.