Russian forces struck the Turkish-owned and Guinea Bissau-flagged merchant vessel Golden Leo with three Kh-59/69 cruise missiles, killing at least 10 sailors.
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Russian forces struck the Turkish-owned and Guinea Bissau-flagged merchant vessel Golden Leo with three Kh-59/69 cruise missiles, killing at least 10 sailors.
Russian forces launched a missile strike on the merchant vessel Golden Leo in the Black Sea off the coast of Odesa.
On July 19 Russian forces launched air-to-surface missile strikes against a civilian vessel flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau near Odesa, killing five crew members and leaving five missing.
Three Russian Kh-59/Kh-69 cruise missiles struck the civilian cargo ship 'The Golden Leo' near Odesa on July 19, causing significant damage to its hull and superstructure.
Russian forces launched three Kh-59/Kh-69 cruise missiles at the Turkish-owned cargo ship Golden Leo shortly after it departed Odesa, striking its starboard side and igniting a fire.
The strike killed 10 people, including the 66-year-old pilot and 9 foreign crew members.
Eight sailors were rescued and hospitalized in Odesa.
Mykola Kalashnyk said the strike targeted international civilian shipping and was another attempt by Moscow to disrupt global food supplies.
Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed it had struck “two bulk carrier-type seagoing vessels carrying military cargo” in the Port of Odesa but provided no evidence to support the assertion.
Russia struck an amusement park in Odesa Oblast, causing casualties and leaving people under rubble.
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