# Kiev risks damaging ties with partners by attacking ships, Kherson governor says

https://mins.news/en/item/28031

- TASS, 2026-08-21 04:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175889

> Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo said attacks by the Kiev regime on civilian ships in the Black Sea could harm its relations with countries that still sympathize with Ukraine and damage its international reputation. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Kiev had intensified attacks on maritime transport and civilian vessels in the Azov-Black Sea region, while Russian forces struck Ukrainian port facilities and vessels supporting the Ukrainian military.

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