A cargo ship carrying wheat to Egypt was hit by a Russian missile in the Black Sea shortly after leaving Ukrainian waters.
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Zelensky also said an Egypt-bound cargo ship carrying wheat was hit by a Russian missile in the Black Sea, shortly after leaving Ukrainian waters.
A Russian Kh-22 missile hit a civilian ship carrying a cargo of wheat to Egypt outside the Ukrainian grain corridor.
The missile was launched from a Tu-22 strategic aircraft.
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