Turkey calls for Black Sea shipping protections as Russian strikes hit Ukrainian ports and civilians

Turkey has urged Russia and Ukraine to secure maritime traffic in the Black Sea after drone strikes damaged two Turkish-owned commercial vessels, Yasar and Nadezhda, near the Russian port of Novorossiysk, injuring crew members. Turkish officials warned that escalating maritime attacks endanger global food security.

Meanwhile, Russian forces launched targeted aerial bombardments across several Ukrainian regions. In Sumy, guided aerial bomb strikes killed three civilians, including two young children, and damaged residential areas. In Mykolaiv, Shahed drone attacks targeted port facilities and damaged two civilian merchant ships. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also accused Moscow of targeting civilians with drones in Kherson, citing video footage of an attack on a street vendor.

Sources: Adevărul, Digi24, HotNews, Moldova1, Ziarul de Gardă