The attacks are part of a broader campaign using Geran-4 jet-drones that targeted multiple commercial vessels in Chornomorsk Port and the Buh River Estuary through September and October. These raids have caused several casualties, including the death of a Ukrainian captain on an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship on Sept 23 and one crew member on a Liberia-flagged vessel on Oct 3.
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Russia Strikes Tanker at Ukraine's Pivdennyi Port
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Ukraine's Ministry of Finance estimates that raids on shipping and port infrastructure could cost the country $4.8B in export losses by the end of the year. The latest strike occurred on Oct 6 when Russian forces targeted a tanker at the Pivdennyi port, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which also claimed to have hit two cargo vessels in the Black Sea on Oct 5.
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