A Russian drone damaged a civilian Panama-flagged vessel that was transporting corn near the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk in the Black Sea Odesa region, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority said late on Wednesday.
The vessel was hit while en route out of the port and some of the crew were injured, the ports authority said on the Telegram messaging app, without specifying the extent of the damage to the ship or how many crew members had been hurt.
Ukraine ships about 90% of its exports via the Odesa port hub.
Russia in recent months has been attacking Ukraine's maritime export arteries, including ports, which are crucial for its foreign trade and the survival of its wartime economy.
The attacks on port infrastructure - causing a jump in logistics and freight costs - have hurt local businesses, forcing them to lower their prices to remain competitive on the global market.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones damaged civilian sites in southern Russia's Saratov region and injured three people, regional governor Roman Busgarin said early on Thursday.
Busgarin gave no further details, but said emergency crews were at the site of the attack.
Civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said Saratov airport was one of several in central and southern Russia closed to flights late on Wednesday and early on Thursday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he discussed the Middle East conflict on Wednesday with the King of Bahrain and the Crown Prince of Kuwait.
Zelenskyy also said that his administration was in daily contact with the U.S. and once the security situation around Iran permitted it, trilateral talks with Moscow and Washington on a settlement of the war with Moscow would resume.
In his nightly video address, Zelenskiy added that talks about Iran included leaders of Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Ukraine's partners, including the U.S., had sought Kyiv's help in defending against Iranian drones, such as those used by Russia in the four-year-old war with Ukraine.
"Partners are turning to us, to Ukraine, asking for help in defending against shaheds. There have also been requests from the American side," he said.
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Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, according to the latest data, as uncertainty over the waterway’s reopening kept most shipowners away. Six commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, down from nine the day before and below the 10-day daily average of 11.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
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