One killed in drone attack on vessels in Taganrog Bay, Russian authorities say

MOSCOW, July 11 (Reuters) – One person was killed as a result of a drone attack on four vessels, including a tanker carrying methanol, in Taganrog Bay of the Sea of Azov, Russian authorities said on Saturday.

“A seaman on a technical support vessel has lost his life. I offer my condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased. No one else was injured,” Yuri Slyusar, ​governor of the southern Rostov region, wrote on Telegram.

He said the vessels sustained various degrees of damage, but “there is no risk of a methanol spill or leak.”

More than one and a half dozen drones were destroyed during the repulsion of the air attack on the region, Slyusar said. The Russian Defence Ministry said air defence units had downed a total of 178 Ukrainian drones over various regions overnight.

On Friday, fires broke out at two fuel depots and at the Taganrog sea port as a result of drone attacks.

(Reporting by ReutersEditing by Tomasz Janowski)

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