Russian missiles damaged foreign vessels that entered Odessa for Ukrainian grain

Published 2024년 10월 8일

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Two civilian ships, PARES and OPTIMA, have been damaged by missile strikes while in the ports of Greater Odessa, Ukraine. The PARES, which was loaded with corn, suffered the attack on October 6, but none of its 15 crew members were injured. The OPTIMA, under the flag of Palau, was hit on October 7, resulting in one death and five injuries. These incidents are part of a series of attacks, with a total of 20 civilian vessels damaged.

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Over the past two days, as a result of missile strikes by the Russian military, two foreign civilian ships that were being loaded in the ports of Greater Odessa were damaged. Thus, according to the press service of the Ministry of Reconstruction of Ukraine, on the night of October 6, the civil vessel PARES under the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis, which was loaded with corn grain for export, was damaged. It happened near one of the berths in the Pivdenny seaport. "Fortunately, none of the 15 crew members, citizens of Egypt and Syria, were injured. In total, about 6,000 tons of Ukrainian corn were loaded onto the ship. In total, this was already the 20th civilian vessel that was damaged as a result of Russian attacks," said Oleksiy Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction of Ukraine - Minister of Community and Territorial Development. On October 7, the vessel OPTIMA under the flag of Palau was hit by enemy ...

Source: Agravery