Russian Drones Attack Foreign-Flagged Merchant Ships Near Chornomorsk Port, One Is Injured 2026

Balgarianovinite.com A Russian drone strike targeted foreign-flagged ships near the port of Chornomorsk in Odesa Oblast on Monday evening and one person was injured, Odesa Regional Military Administration head Oleg Kiper reported on Telegram.
“The drone struck a Panama-flagged vessel waiting in the port to be loaded with vegetable oil. The hit affected the ship’s superstructure. Unfortunately, a crew member was injured and is in serious condition. He was evacuated by Ukrainian naval forces to Odesa port, where he is receiving medical care,” Kiper said.
A second strike targeted a San Marino-flagged cargo ship carrying bulk and general goods as it was leaving the port area. A fire broke out but was quickly contained, and no one was injured, Kiper added.
He noted that this marks the second attack on civilian vessels in the Black Sea in the past week, with both incidents targeting commercial ships navigating international maritime corridors.
Kiper condemned the attacks as deliberate strikes on civilian shipping, violating international humanitarian law and threatening global food security. 
On Sunday night, Odesa came under a massive attack by more than 10 drones launched from the Black Sea, with loud explosions heard across the city, Serhiy Lysak, the head of the City Military Administration, said on Telegram earlier. Two people were injured in the attack. Russian Drones Attack Foreign-Flagged Merchant Ships Near Chornomorsk Port, One Is Injured 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-12 20:40:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law