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Turkish ferry damaged in Russian strike on Ukraine’s Odesa region: Kyiv

Turkish ferry damaged in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port: Kyiv
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A Turkish-owned ferry has been damaged in a Russian air strike on a port in Ukraine’s Black Sea region of Odesa, Kyiv and the operator said in statements Friday.

“Russia launched a missile strike on civilian port infrastructure in the Odesa region,” Ukraine’s Restoration Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram, adding that a Turkish ferry had been damaged and there were no casualties.

Turkish maritime company Cenk Shipping said in a statement that its vessel “loaded entirely with fresh fruits, vegetables and food supplies on the Karasu-Odesa route, was subjected to an air attack today at 16:00 local time, shortly after docking at the Chornomorsk port.”

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