The pilot on the GOLDEN LEO ship, which was attacked by the Russian Federation, was a Ukrainian. Kyiv is preparing a solution to enhance shipping security.
Kyiv • UNN
Near Odesa, Russian troops attacked a merchant vessel flying the flag of Guinea-Bissau with 18 crew members. Eight sailors were rescued, bodies of five deceased were found, the fate of another five is unknown.
Near Odesa, the enemy attacked a merchant vessel carrying grain under the flag of Guinea-Bissau. On board were 17 citizens of Syria and India and a citizen of Ukraine. This was reported by Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi and announced decisions that will enhance the safety of navigation and help protect civilian vessels and seafarers from criminal Russian attacks, reports UNN.
Near Odesa, the enemy attacked a merchant vessel under the flag of Guinea-Bissau, which had left port after loading corn. According to available information, on board were 17 citizens of Syria and India and a citizen of Ukraine - a pilot
According to him, despite a massive fire, the Ukrainian naval forces managed to rescue 8 crew members. Two of them are wounded and have been hospitalized in Odesa. As of this moment, the bodies of 5 crew members have been found. The fate of 5 sailors is currently unknown. Due to the threat of a repeated attack, rescuers were forced to withdraw to a safe zone. There is a massive fire on the vessel, and extinguishing efforts are ongoing. Ukraine is doing everything possible to find and rescue the remaining foreign citizens who are crew members.
I instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to immediately inform the states whose citizens were affected by the Russian attack, as well as our international partners. Together with the military command, we are preparing decisions that will enhance the safety of navigation and help protect civilian vessels and seafarers from criminal Russian attacks
The Prime Minister emphasized that Russia is committing war crimes and undermining Black Sea security by attacking civilian merchant vessels. This is an attack on the freedom of navigation and the principles of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
I thank all our partners who do not remain silent about Russian aggression and put pressure on the aggressor in exactly the way needed
Recall
The occupiers attacked the vessel GOLDEN LEO under the flag of Guinea-Bissau with cruise missiles as it was leaving the combat zone with a cargo of grain. As a result of the strike, 5 people died, the fate of another 5 is unknown.