Russian attack on Turkish cargo ship leaves casualties among crew – photos
Russian forces have struck a Turkish cargo ship with a drone, causing a major fire. Part of the crew has been rescued, but casualties have been recorded among the sailors.
Source: Ukrainian Navy
Details: A Russian drone struck the Turkish-owned cargo vessel VICTRESS, sailing under the Panamanian flag. There were nine crew members on board, who are citizens of Egypt, Turkey and India.
"Given the difficult situation and the risk of the fire spreading further, crews of Ukrainian Navy boats successfully conducted a rescue operation to evacuate the cargo vessel's crew. Sadly, there were casualties among them," the Ukrainian Navy said.
The Ukrainian Navy did not provide further details but released photographs showing the fire aboard the cargo ship and the rescued sailors.
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