Russian Drone Strike Kills Egyptian Crew Member on Vessel Bound for Ukraine
Cargo ship sailing under Panama flag catches fire after drone attack; Indian and Turkish sailors among those rescued.
By : AFP
Update: 2026-06-22 05:31 GMT
Russian drones set fire to a cargo vessel en route to Ukraine and killed one of its crew, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said on Monday. "A drone strike set fire to a vessel sailing under the Panama flag. A crew member was killed -- a 58-year-old cook, a citizen of Egypt," Kuleba wrote on Telegram.
Kuleba said eight sailors, including citizens of Turkey and India, fled on a life raft, and that the vessel "sustained significant damage and lost seaworthiness".