Maritime Guard
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Russian strike on cargo vessel in Black Sea kills Ukrainian captain, crew evacuated
On the night of September 23, Russian forces struck a civilian cargo vessel sailing under the flag of Antigua and Barbuda in the Black Sea off Odesa Oblast. The ship's Ukrainian captain was killed, a fire broke out aboard, and the remaining crew was evacuated. The attack was reported by Odesa Oblast Military Administration head Oleh Kiper and the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (AMPU).