# Russian strike on Liberian-flagged cargo ship in Black Sea kills 1, injures 3

https://mins.news/en/item/84877

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-03 19:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russian-strike-on-liberian-flagged-cargo-ship-in-black-sea-kills-1-injures-3/

> Russian forces struck a Liberian-flagged civilian cargo ship at a port near Odesa in the Black Sea on Oct. 3, killing a motor engineer and injuring three crew members, Ukraine’s Sea Ports Authority said. Thirteen other crew members were evacuated. The authority called it another deliberate Russian attack on civilian shipping.

## Related coverage

- [Five killed as Kyiv and Moscow trade strikes, Russia hits second bridge](https://mins.news/en/item/84638) — Al Jazeera, 2026-10-03
- [Russian forces strike cargo ship carrying dual-use goods to Odessa](https://mins.news/en/item/84419) — TASS, 2026-10-03
- [Odesa under fire: Russia targets Ukraine’s Black Sea exports](https://mins.news/en/video/83584) — The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-02