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18.05.2026.

10:55

"Monstrous mistake, comrades" PHOTO/VIDEO

On the night of May 18, Russian forces attacked a Chinese merchant vessel that was located in Ukrainian territorial waters, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said.

Izvor: RBC Ukraine

"Monstrous mistake, comrades" PHOTO/VIDEO
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According to Pletenchuk, Russian troops struck the Chinese vessel with a “Shahed”-type drone.

“It is interesting what motivated the Russians when they decided to target a Chinese merchant vessel in our waters last night with a Shahed drone,” the navy spokesperson noted.

He explained that no one was injured as a result of the Russian strike. “There were no casualties, but this is something new,” Pletenchuk emphasized, adding ironically: “A monstrous mistake happened, comrades?”

What is particularly notable is that the attack occurred ahead of the Russian president’s visit to China.

Russian attacks on ports


Russian forces regularly attack civilian vessels sailing in the Black Sea and heading toward Ukrainian ports, RBC-Ukraine reports.

For example, in the morning of May 5, Russians launched a drone attack on the port of Odesa. As a result of the strike, a civilian foreign vessel sailing under the flag of the Cook Islands was damaged.

Earlier, during one of the nighttime attacks in the Black Sea, Russian drones struck a civilian cargo ship heading toward one of the ports in the Greater Odesa area.

 

Prior to that, Russian forces also attacked port infrastructure in the Odesa region. At that time, a civilian vessel sailing under the Liberian flag was hit; it was traveling through Ukraine’s maritime corridor toward one of the Greater Odesa ports to load corn.

In addition, a Russian drone previously struck a foreign vessel while it was leaving the port of Chornomorsk in the Odesa region. Crew members were injured in that incident.

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