Russians launch drone attack on two civilian vessels entering port to load wheat

- 30 December, 17:07
Bulk carrier Emmakris III (Panama flag)

Russian forces used attack UAVs on 30 December to strike the civilian vessels Emmakris III and Captain Karam which were entering a port to load wheat.

Source: Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Quote: "Ports and civilian shipping are civilian infrastructure. Attacks on them endanger the lives of civilians and undermine global food security."

Background:

  • Russia also attacked port infrastructure in Odesa Oblast, with damage recorded at facilities in the ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk.
  • Early reports indicate that one person was injured. Storage tanks for oil at one industrial company were damaged. A civilian grain vessel flying the Panamanian flag and located within the port area was also damaged.

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