More than four years after the start of the war in Ukraine, the bombings continue. The day after a massive attack by Ukraine on Russia, Moscow decided to respond on the night of Sunday May 17 to Monday May 18, by sending in turn 524 drones. The latter mainly fell off the Ukrainian port of Odessa located in the Black Sea and in the industrial zone of Dnipro, reports France 24. 22 missiles were also fired.
But it is indeed another incident which risks creating new tensions. Indeed, on the eve of a visit by Vladimir Putin to China, one of these drones, a Shahed, hit a Chinese cargo ship off the coast of Odessa. «Enemy combat drone attacked cargo ship KSL Deyang» the Ukrainian naval forces said on Telegram while publishing the photo of a large black mark on the wheelhouse of the ship.
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While according to Ukrainian forces, this incident on this Chinese cargo ship demonstrates once again that Russia’s attacks “pose a threat not only to Ukraine, it is now a risk for its partners whose boats end up in the Black SeaHAS”. As for Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president estimated in a post onthe Russians could not ignore which ship was at seaHAS”. If the ship, flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, does indeed belong to a Chinese owner and has a crew of the same nationality according to the Ukrainian naval forces, fortunately, the boat was only slightly damaged. None of the people on board were injured or killed.
Another ship, this time flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau, he too was touched by this salvo of Russian drones in the same région. HE”Both ships suffered brief fires which the crews quickly extinguished using their own means.“, insisted the spokesperson for the Ukrainian naval forces, Dmytro Pletentchouk.
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