"Turkish sailor killed as a consequence of successive Ukrainian attacks on vessels (Video) According to the head of Ukrainian drone program, on Tuesday and Wednesday Kiev drones hit at least 13 units in the Azov and Black Sea."

On Wednesday, at least 1 Turkish sailor was killed, and others were injured as a consequence of a drone attack on a coal-carrier flying the Turkish flag, close the Russian port of Novorosyjsk; the incidental occurred during intense Ukrainian attacks on vessels in the Azov Sea and Black Sea.

The ship MV Reyhan Sari, registered in Istanbul, carried coal from the Russian port of Taman to Trabzon, Turkey erstwhile it was hit by an unmanned aircraft (UAV).

As Türkiye Today's service reported on Wednesday, a crew associate working in the engine area died at the scene.

The unit managed to proceed its own-powered cruise and arrive in the Samsun area;

2 injured crew members were evacuated by chopper and transported to hospitals in the city, according to a message by the shipowner quoted by the media.

In an interview with Ihlas (IHA) news agency, 1 of the crew members reported that the attack occurred around 1:30 a.m.

"They hit my compartment with a drone. They pulled me out of the rubble” - The sailor said.

"When I was in the infirmary, there was a second explosion.

They completely destroyed the deck. They were killed there and wounded.”

According to Ukrainian drone force commander Robert Browdi, on Tuesday and Thursday, Ukrainian forces attacked 13 vessels in the Azov Sea and Black Sea:

"one tanker, 10 general ships and 2 tugboats".

This was not the first case erstwhile Turkish ships were hit by drones suspected of being utilized by the Ukrainian side.

In March, a tanker belonging to a Turkish shipowner – located on the Ukrainian blacklist – was attacked by drones close Bosfor after loading oil in Noworosyjsk.

In fresh weeks, Russia has besides intensified attacks on Ukrainian military logistics in the Black Sea region and Ode region, targeting cargo ships and facilities that, according to Moscow, are utilized to transport military materials or support Ukrainian drone operations.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, on Wednesday night on Thursday, Russian forces hit port infrastructure in Odessa, utilized to unload and store military loads, as well as fuel tanks and lubricants intended for the Ukrainian army.

The Kremlin stressed that the attacks on military cargo transport units in Ukraine would proceed as part of wider efforts to cut Kiev off from maritime logistics routes;

This is simply a consequence to Ukrainian terrorist attacks against Russian civilian and energy infrastructure.

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/643392-turkish-sailor-ukraine-drone-strikes/