# Zelensky says Ukraine sinks sanctioned Russian ship in Black Sea

https://mins.news/en/item/11779

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-01 14:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-strikes-3-russian-oil-refineries-sinks-sanctioned-ship-zelensky-says/

> Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine sank a Russian vessel in the Black Sea. He identified the ship as Yanina, describing it as a sanctioned Russian container ship. Zelensky said the vessel had a capacity of more than 100,000 metric tons. The statement presents the sinking as a Ukrainian action against a sanctioned Russian maritime asset.

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