Ukrainian drone strike sinks Russian cargo vessel in Black Sea as strikes hit Kherson

Alexey Likhachev, the head of Russia's state nuclear company Rosatom, stated that Ukrainian naval drones attacked and sank the Russian container ship Janjina in international waters of the Black Sea. According to Likhachev, the vessel was transporting civilian cargo, including frozen food, when it was struck. All 17 crew members aboard were successfully rescued following the incident.

Meanwhile, local military authorities in southern Ukraine reported that Russian attacks on the Kherson region injured at least seven people on the same day. Ukrainian officials stated that shelling targeted several settlements across the province, inflicting civilian casualties and damaging local infrastructure.

Sources: Tanjug.