Overview
- Ukraine’s navy reports the cargo vessel Viva was struck by a Russian drone in Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone with no injuries to the 11 Turkish crew.
- The Viva was carrying sunflower oil to Egypt and continued toward its destination after the strike, according to Kyiv’s statement.
- A separate Turkish-owned ship was damaged Friday near Odessa in a Russian airstrike, the shipowner and Ukrainian authorities said.
- Kyiv accuses Moscow of violating international maritime law with the latest attacks on commercial shipping.
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns the Black Sea must not become a confrontation zone and says he raised a protections plan with Vladimir Putin at a Turkmenistan summit, underscoring Turkey’s role controlling the Bosphorus trade corridor.