One injured as Japanese cargo ship hit by missile off Ukraine

ANKARA, 27 February 2022, (TON): A cargo ship owned by a Japanese firm hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea, local media reported.

According to the Japanese news agency Kyodo, one of the crew members of 20 Philippines nationals was injured in the Panamanian-registered cargo ship Namura Queen.

The firm said the ship is heading to Turkiye for damage assessment.

According to media reports “the Ukrainian authorities said the missile was fired by Russian forces.”

Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine entered its third day Saturday with the latest reports indicating that Russian troops clashing with Ukrainian forces in the capital Kyiv.

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