Oleg Kiper, head of the Odessa regional military administration
Oleg Kiper, head of the Odessa regional military administration, confirmed an attack on two merchant ships sailing under Tanzanian and Liberian flags along a maritime corridor. As a result, a fire broke out at a merchant ship flying the Togolese flag that was moored in port.
Consensus
- Two cargo ships were attacked in the Black Sea near Odesa Oblast.
- The ships were traveling through the maritime corridor under the flags of Tanzania and Liberia.
- One captain died as a result of the attack.
- Eleven crew members were evacuated to shore, with three injured.
- The Ukrainian military confirmed the attack via its regional military administration head, Oleg Kiper.
Points of divergence
- Russia's Ministry of Defense reported that three cargo ships were hit in the port of Odessa and five fuel storage tanks at the port of Yuzhny were damaged, with the targets allegedly used for Ukrainian military purposes. — tg_astrapress
- On July 13, Oleg Kiper reported a separate attack on port infrastructure in Chornomorsk (Chernomorsk), resulting in a fire on a cargo ship flying the flag of Togo that was carrying mineral fertilizers; five crew members died and ten were injured. — meduza
- Meduza reported multiple prior attacks on merchant vessels by Russian drones over recent weeks, including incidents involving ships from Panama and Saint Kitts and Nevis, with casualties recorded in each case. — meduza
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russian Ministry of Defense reports damage to three bulk carriers in Odessa port — ASTRA
- Russia attacked two merchant ships off the coast of Odessa; one captain killed — Meduza
Key entities
- Russia
- Ministry of Defense
- Tanzania
- Liberia
- Odessa
- Oleg Kiper
- Odessa Regional Military Administration
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Southern
- Black Sea
- Odessa region