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Ukrainian drones attacked cargo ship that sank, killing 1, Russian official says

A cargo ⁠ship carrying wheat sank in the Sea of Azov after coming under attack from Ukrainian drones, a Russia-installed official said on Sunday, leaving…

By Samantha Johnson / April 5, 2026

A cargo ⁠ship carrying wheat sank in the Sea of Azov after coming under attack from Ukrainian drones, a Russia-installed official said on Sunday, leaving one person dead and two ‌missing.

Vladimir Saldo, Moscow-installed leader of the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region, said the attack happened on Friday but crew members were unable to make known what had happened to them until Sunday.

“It became known that the reason for the sinking ⁠of the Volgo-Balt in the Sea of Azov was a terrorist attack ‌by the Kyiv regime,” Saldo wrote on Telegram.

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He said the crew abandoned ship and was only able ‌to reach shore on Sunday near the village of Strilkove ⁠in Kherson ⁠region.

He said an aide to the captain had died and two people were unaccounted ‌for, adding that an investigation into the incident was under way. The captain was recovering ‌in a ‌hospital.

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“This is, unfortunately, not the first instance of Ukraine attacking ‌a merchant ship in neutral waters. There will be a response ⁠to this crime,” Saldo said.

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