Russians attacked civilian ships in ports of Mykolaiv region, one dead and one injured

On the night of July 27, Russia launched an attack on civilian merchant ships that were blocked in ports of Mykolaiv region. As a result of the attack, one person died and there were also injured.

According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration, civilian ships that remained blocked at berths and had not made any commercial voyages since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022 came under fire.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration did not specify the number of ships hit and injured, as well as the extent of the destruction in the ports.

“As a result of the attack, one person died and one was injured. We express our sincere condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased,” the statement said.

The Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration emphasizes that this was a new deliberate attack by enemy forces on civilian shipping and port infrastructure.

Attacks on vessels that have been unable to leave blocked ports for years once again demonstrate the systemic nature of Russian terror against the maritime industry and pose a direct threat to the lives of civilian seafarers.

Ukraine documents the consequences of the attacks and calls on the international maritime community to respond to Russia’s attacks on the civilian merchant fleet.