Russia attacked a Chinese vessel in Ukrainian territorial waters — Navy

Stanislav Sereda
Stanislav Sereda Journalist
Russia attacked a Chinese vessel in Ukrainian territorial waters — Navy
Russia attacked a Chinese vessel in Ukrainian territorial waters
On the night of 18 May, Russian forces attacked a Chinese merchant vessel that was in Ukrainian territorial waters.

This was reported on Facebook by Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy.

According to Pletenchuk, the Russian occupiers used a Shahed-type strike drone for the attack.

“It is interesting to wonder what motivated the Russians when they decided to use a ‘Shahed’ to target a Chinese merchant ship in our waters last night,” the Navy spokesman noted.

He clarified that no one was injured as a result of the strike.

"There were no casualties, but this is something new," Pletenchuk emphasised.

He also commented ironically on the incident, adding: “A monstrous mistake has occurred,” comrades?

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Russian forces, during a massive attack on Ukraine, struck a Chinese vessel in Ukrainian waters.

“There were drone strikes in Odesa, and one of the drones hit a Chinese-owned vessel; the Russians couldn’t have been unaware of which vessel was at sea,” said Zelenskyy.

As a reminder, earlier, Putin’s spokesperson Peskov stated that there was no threat to Russia’s existence following the drone attacks on Moscow.

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