Russian Drone Strikes Damage Foreign-Flagged Ships at Ukrainian Port, Killing Three

July 17 (Reuters) – Russia attacked two Ukrainian Black Sea port cities on Friday, killing three people, officials said, as Moscow intensifies pressure on Ukraine’s key trade routes.

A Russian drone attack on port infrastructure at the southern city of Mykolaiv damaged three civilian foreign-flagged vessels, regional prosecutors said.

One of the strikes, early on Friday, killed two Ukrainians on board a foreign vessel, they added.

Another man was killed in a Russian attack on Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest seaport, local officials said.

ATTACKS HAVE DISRUPTED GRAIN SHIPMENTS

Russia’s defense ministry said its forces had struck Ukrainian port facilities overnight