1 killed in Russian attacks on Black Sea vessels

At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in Russian drone strikes on two civilian vessels in the Black Sea and a minibus in southern Ukraine, local authorities reported Friday, said Xinhua.

Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Kuleba said Russian drones struck a Panama-flagged vessel in the Black Sea, killing one crew member and injuring two others, one of them seriously.

A second vessel, flying the flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis, was also hit, leaving three crew members with minor injuries, Kuleba wrote on Telegram.

In the city of Kherson, a drone attacked a minibus, injuring four people aged between 46 and 67, according to local authorities.