Another bloody attack has been carried out against civilian merchant vessels in the Black Sea. The Russian military has launched three missile strikes against the Turkish-owned civilian cargo ship GOLDEN LEO. As a result of the incident, 10 people have died and 7 others have been injured.
According to sea-news.az that this information was released by the press service of the Odessa Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
It was stated that 9 of the deceased were crew members of the ship, and 1 was a 66-year-old Ukrainian pilot. The merchant vessel, which was transporting corn and sailing under the flag of Guinea-Bissau, had a crew of 17 consisting of citizens of Syria and India.
Following the missile strikes, a massive fire broke out on the vessel, but the crew managed to contain the blaze. As a result of the rescue operation, 8 surviving crew members were found and brought to shore.
A criminal case has been initiated regarding the incident under the article of the Criminal Code of Ukraine concerning war crimes resulting in the death of people, and investigations are ongoing.
