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

Turkey has urged Moscow and Kyiv to guarantee maritime safety in the Black Sea following drone attacks near the Russian port of Novorossiysk that damaged two commercial vessels, the Yasar and Nadezhda. The appeal comes amid intensified military activity across southern and eastern Ukraine.

Russian bombardments hit multiple Ukrainian regions, including Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Odesa. In Sumy, guided aerial bomb strikes killed three civilians, including two young children. Meanwhile, Russian drone attacks damaged port infrastructure and two civilian ships in Mykolaiv.

In Kherson, Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of targeting non-combatants, sharing drone footage that President Volodymyr Zelensky stated "shocked" the nation. Separately, Ukrainian Special Operations Forces announced the capture of two Russian soldiers from concealed positions without firing a single shot.

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