Turkey urges Black Sea safety as Russian strikes hit Ukrainian ports and civilians

Turkey has urged Russia and Ukraine to guarantee maritime navigation safety in the Black Sea following drone strikes near the Russian port of Novorossiysk that damaged two commercial vessels, the Yasar and Nadezhda. Turkish officials warned that escalating military activity along critical trade routes poses severe risks to global food security and commercial shipping.

Simultaneously, Russian forces carried out widespread bombardments across several Ukrainian regions. Aerial strikes involving guided bombs hit Sumy, killing three civilians—including two young children—and damaging residential buildings. In Mykolaiv and Odesa, drone attacks aimed at port infrastructure damaged two civilian ships. Furthermore, Ukrainian officials accused Moscow of deliberately targeting non-combatants in Kherson, citing footage released by police showing a drone pursuing a street vendor. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the incident.

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