Russian drone strike sinks Turkish ship in Black Sea, 3 Indians safe

A cargo ship with three Indian nationals among its crew was hit by Russian drones in the Black Sea, killing its captain and injuring one of the Indian crew members. The MV Royad Mammadov caught fire and later sank. Eleven crew members were rescued from the ship. One of the three Indian nationals on board was injured and taken to a hospital in Romania.The strike took place outside Romania's territorial waters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia for the attack. He said two Russian drones had hit the civilian vessel, which was owned by Turkey.
The ship was carrying corn and was heading towards Ravenna in Italy. It was flying under the flag of St Kitts & Nevis and had last docked at the Ukrainian port of Izmail, according to vessel-tracking website VesselFinder.com. The ship was heading towards Ravenna in Italy. The vessel had last docked at the Ukrainian port of Izmail. Izmail is an important Ukrainian port on the Danube, close to the Romanian border. It has become a key route for moving Ukrainian goods during the war, particularly as attacks have made other routes through the Black Sea more difficult. Romanian media reported that the incident happened near an oil platform operated by Romanian energy company OMV Petrom.