Noontime News Recap: Ukraine under fresh attack as oil heads for $100 and Iran medicine shortages deepen
Russian strikes killed five people in Pavlohrad in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, where officials said drones, artillery and aerial bombs also hit Kyiv and Dnipro, underlining a wider wave of attacks across the country. 🔗Pavlohrad is marking a day of mourning after the deadly strike, and Ukrainian officials accused Moscow of intensifying attacks on civilian infrastructure as the toll from the assault rose to five. 🔗In the Black Sea near Odesa, two Azerbaijani sailors were killed when a tugboat was hit by drones, the latest attack on civilian shipping in waters already under pressure from the war. 🔗Oil prices eased on... [Continue Reading]
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Two Azerbaijani sailors killed in Black Sea tugboat drone attack near Odesa
Two Azerbaijani sailors have been killed after a tugboat was struck by drones in the Black Sea near the Ukrainian port of Odesa, in the latest attack on civilian shipping in the area. The Somali-flagged vessel TEDY was first hit near Odesa and then came under two further drone attacks overnight while sailing toward the Romanian port of Constanta. The incident has added to concerns over the safety of commercial crews operating in the Black Sea corridor.Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said the dead crew members were Aslan Aliyev and Asim Gasimov. It also said two other Azerbaijani sailors, Imran Novruzov and... [Continue Reading]

