The bodies of two more killed were found on the Togolese-flagged civilian merchant ship attacked by the russians, thus the russian strike claimed the lives of 5 crew members, and another 10 were injured.
This was announced by the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Oleh Kiper on the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
The bodies of two more killed were found during the liquidation of the fire on the commercial ship that was attacked by a russian drone.
Thus, the number of victims of the enemy attack has increased to five. In addition, ten people were injured (previously it was reported about 5 injured).
Kiper emphasized that all the killed and injured were crew members.
"This strike is another act of terror by the aggressor country, directed against the world's food security and civilian shipping. The perpetrators will certainly be held accountable," the head of the Regional Military Administration said.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, russian troops struck a civilian merchant vessel under the Togolese flag while it was unloading mineral fertilizers in the port. As a result of hitting the ship's superstructure, a fire broke out.
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