A foreign-flagged cargo vessel named TEDY, carrying Azerbaijani citizens among its crew, has been subjected to a drone attack in the Black Sea.
Sea-news.az reports citing Yeni Sabah and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, that the attack on September 9 resulted in the deaths of Azerbaijani citizens Aslan Aliyev and Asim Gasimov. Two other Azerbaijani nationals, Imran Novruzov and Rauf Aliyev, sustained injuries.
The injured crew members have been admitted to a hospital in the Ukrainian city of Chornomorsk.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently coordinating with Azerbaijan’s diplomatic missions and the competent authorities of relevant countries regarding the incident. Measures are underway to provide necessary consular assistance, repatriate the injured citizens to Azerbaijan following medical examinations and treatment, and carry out the procedures required to bring the remains of the deceased back to the homeland.
The Foreign Ministry expressed its deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives and wished a swift recovery to the injured citizens.
The Ministry also strongly urged Azerbaijani citizens to refrain from traveling to regions where military operations are ongoing and security conditions remain volatile, and to avoid engaging in labor activities in those areas or working aboard transport vessels operating along these routes.
