A cargo ship owned by a Japanese firm was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea on Friday, according to numerous media reports.
The Panamanian-registered Namura Queen was damaged on Friday with one Filipino crew member sustained a nonlife threatening injury to his shoulder, the Japan Times reported on Saturday.
Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said Russian warships shelled three foreign cargo vessels - a Moldovan-flagged tanker and a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship due to load grain and Turkish-owned Yasa Jupiter cargo.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the military invasion of Ukraine Thursday, causing global outrage and condemnation.
Russia’s aggression in Ukraine entered its third day Saturday with the latest reports indicating that Russian troops clashing with Ukrainian forces in the capital Kyiv and has suffered huge losses.
