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Mon Apr 6, 2026, 02:09 PM 17 hrs ago

Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack is found and towed to shore, TASS says

MOSCOW, April 6 - A Russian ship carrying wheat that was believed to have sunk in the Sea of Azov ‌after a Ukrainian drone attack has been found and towed ‌to shore, while the death toll from the attack has risen to three, state ​news agency TASS said on Monday.

Analysts said the April 5 attack on the ship added to risks to global food security and agricultural trade stemming from the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Russian media said the vessel ‌was carrying wheat from the ⁠Port of Azov, near the city of Rostov, to Port Kavkaz in the strait separating the Crimean peninsula ⁠from mainland Russia, where the grain is usually loaded onto larger vessels for export.

TASS quoted emergency services as saying the vessel, which was gutted ​by fire ​and began to sink, was towed ​to the village of Kuchugury ‌in Russia's Krasnodar region. A video posted by the news agency showed the vessel engulfed in flames and smoke. The agency said two badly burned bodies were found aboard the ship, bringing the death toll to three. An aide to the vessel's captain had earlier been ‌reported dead.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/russian-grain-ship-believed-sunk-150915954.html

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