Azerbaijan says five of its citizens killed in attacks on vessels in Sea of Azov

  • Responding to a question about the vessels ‌hit in ‌Taganrog Bay, the ​ministry ‌said ⁠the ​crews included ⁠25 Azerbaijani citizens in total, but that the ships do not belong to Azerbaijan

MOSCOW: ‌Five Azerbaijani citizens were killed and three others injured in ​attacks on two cargo vessels in the Sea of Azov, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Responding to a question about the vessels ‌hit in ‌Taganrog Bay, the ​ministry ‌said ⁠the ​crews included ⁠25 Azerbaijani citizens in total, but that the ships do not belong to Azerbaijan.
Earlier on Friday, Ukraine said that ⁠its drones had ‌struck five ‌ships in the ​ports of ‌Mariupol and Berdyansk, as ‌well as in the coastal waters of Russian-controlled territories.
Robert Brovdi, the commander of ‌Ukrainian drone forces, said in a statement that ⁠his ⁠drones had hit dry cargo ships and a tanker that were involved in “stealing” Ukrainian grain and transferring military cargo and fuel, with the names of the vessels painted over and their ​radars ​turned off.