💥 Attack
A Russian patrol ship (Vasily Bykov) fired warning shots at the Sukru Okan cargo vessel, which was sailing under Palau's flag and heading to Izmail port in Ukraine.
Black Sea
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda
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Kyiv Post →
Source tone: certain
Russian warship fired warning shots at cargo vessel heading to Ukrainian port of Izmail
Kyiv Post →
Source tone: certain
Captain did not respond to demands to stop for inspection
Ukrainska Pravda →
Source tone: uncertain
Russia opened warning fire on Sukru Okan and conducted inspection
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Extracted: 2026-03-08T00:17:42.398Z
Source story: 20518