Drones sink Turkish-owned grain ship in the Black Sea, Ukraine blames Russia

Two drones sank the Royad Mammadov, a Turkish-owned bulk carrier flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, in Romania's Black Sea waters on Monday, killing two crew members and leaving one missing. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia, saying the ship was carrying corn from Ukraine's Izmail to Ravenna, Italy, and calling it a strike on a civilian vessel in neutral waters. Eleven of the Azerbaijani and Indian crew were rescued; Russia has not commented.

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