Three crew injured as cargo ship hit by drone attack near Russia's Novorossiysk

ISTANBUL, Aug 4 - Three crew members were seriously injured after a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship was hit in a drone attack near Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Turkey's maritime authority said late on Monday.

Drone activity near Gelendzhik has turned Putin’s $1 billion Black Sea palace into a symbol of Russia’s shrinking sense of security. As Moscow decries Ukrainian strikes, Kyiv’s growing deep-strike campaign is forcing the war back toward the state that launched it.

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The Transportation Ministry and the military have set up a joint task force to reroute freight and protect commercial ships.

Russia steps up protection of Black Sea cargo ships, develops alternative routes  Reuters

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Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, and Ukraine, also a major agricultural exporter, have been attacking each other's agricultural export facilities and commercial vessels in the Black Sea area in recent weeks.

A Ukrainian drone attack damaged infrastructure at Russia’s Black Sea port of Taman, according to local authorities.

July 28 (Reuters) - Three major Russian Black Sea grain export terminals have restricted grain deliveries by truck amid rising shipping risks in the Black Sea and increased flows following restrictions in the Sea of Azov, five industry sources told Reuters. Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, restricted shippin