Ship hit by Russian missile was to carry ore to China
Pravda Ukraine
The Russians have launched an Kh-31P anti-radar missile towards one of the ports of Odesa Oblast on the evening of 8 November and hit a civilian vessel under the Liberian flag, killing the ship’s pilot.
Source: press service of Operational Command Pivden (South)
Details: A Russian tactical aircraft fired the missile in the Black Sea as the vessel was entering the port at the time of the hit.
A ship pilot, who was a citizen of Ukraine, has been killed, and a port worker and three crew members, all citizens of the Philippines, have been injured, with one of them being hospitalised.
Oleksandr Kubrakov, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Minister, reported that the attacked vessel was supposed to carry iron ore to China.
Background: On 17 July, Russia unilaterally withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and has since repeatedly attacked Ukraine’s grain port infrastructure.
Later, Ukraine introduced temporary corridors in the Black Sea for merchant ships travelling to and from Ukrainian ports. The new corridor enabled the export of not only grain but also other products, including steel.
Ukraine has also introduced a compensation mechanism for ship owners in case of damage caused by the Russian Federation in the Procedure for Providing Guarantees of Compensation for Damage Caused by the Russian Aggression, approved by the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 548.
This is the first time a shipowner will likely have the right to use it and claim compensation for damages.
Moreover, the Black Sea corridor may be at risk, as this is the first time that Russia has attacked a civilian vessel travelling to Ukrainian ports.
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