- An Egyptian chef was killed and a Turkish dry cargo vessel, the Victress, caught fire during a series of Russian attacks on foreign cargo ships in the Black Sea, according to the Ukrainian navy.
- The 58-year-old chef was aboard the Panamanian-flagged Victress, from which eight other crew members, including Turkish and Indian citizens, were successfully evacuated in a Ukrainian rescue operation.
- Two additional vessels, flying the Belize and Palau flags, also came under fire in the Black Sea but managed to complete their respective journeys.
- These Russian attacks on shipping followed Ukrainian forces striking energy and military infrastructure on either side of a crucial bridge connecting occupied Crimea and Russia.
- In response to the Ukrainian strikes, the Russia-appointed Crimean governor, Sergei Aksyonov, restricted public fuel sales across the peninsula, while Russian authorities reported at least five fatalities, 28 injuries, and the downing of 239 Ukrainian drones overnight.
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