Two civilian vessels were damaged in an attack in the Mykolaiv region

Over the past day, Russian troops attacked the Mykolaiv region with strike drones and an FPV drone. The strikes damaged two civilian vessels and a warehouse, and an attack on the Ochakiv community was recorded.

This was reported by Georgy Reshetilov, acting head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration.

According to him, the enemy attacked the region overnight with “Shahed/Gerbera”-type strike drones. The enemy’s primary target was port infrastructure.

As a result of the attack, two civilian vessels and a warehouse were damaged. There were no casualties.

In addition, over the past 24 hours, Russian troops attacked the Ochakiv community in the Mykolaiv district with an FPV drone. No one was injured in that strike either.

On July 25, as it was leaving a port in the Odesa region, Russian forces attacked a civilian merchant vessel flying the Palau flag that was carrying a cargo of corn. According to preliminary reports, seven people were injured, and two others are missing.

On the night of July 24, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Christiana B—a vessel transporting coal from the United States to Ukraine—was damaged in Romania’s exclusive economic zone.

The vessel was in Romania’s exclusive economic zone, approximately 22 nautical miles southeast of the city of Sfântu Gheorghe.

The crew sent a distress call via the international maritime channel and reported damage to the vessel. Initially, it was reported that the crew might have to be evacuated.

This is not the first such incident off the coast of Romania in recent days. On the night of July 21, the Liberian-flagged tankerGas Lisbon, which was transporting propane to the Ukrainian portof Reniin the Odesa region, was damaged in the Black Sea.

Андрій Колісніченко