One dead after Ukrainian drone attacked grain vessel in Azov sea – official

A cargo ship sank in the Azov Sea after a Ukrainian drone strike, leaving one crew member dead, according to Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo. He described the incident as a “terrorist attack.”

The vessel, identified as the Volgo-Balt, was attacked on April 3 while carrying wheat, Saldo said on Telegram on Sunday. The crew abandoned the ship as it began to sink and managed to reach shore near the village of Strelkovoye in Russia’s Kherson Region two days later. One person, the senior assistant captain, died, while two others remain missing, according to the governor.

Local residents were the first to help the crew after they reached shore, assisting them before emergency services arrived.