Turkey on the 4th said it is seriously concerned after two commercial freighters, Yasar and Nadezhda, were struck by drone attacks on the Black Sea after sailing from Russia’s Novorossiysk on the 3rd; multiple crew were injured. Turkey’s foreign ministry warned the conflict’s spillover now threatens civilian shipping and regional stability, and called for urgent, concrete measures from all parties, particularly Russia and Ukraine, to safeguard maritime navigation and prevent further attacks on c

2026-08-05

Turkey on the 4th said it is seriously concerned after two commercial freighters, Yasar and Nadezhda, were struck by drone attacks on the Black Sea after sailing from Russia’s Novorossiysk on the 3rd; multiple crew were injured. Turkey’s foreign ministry warned the conflict’s spillover now threatens civilian shipping and regional stability, and called for urgent, concrete measures from all parties, particularly Russia and Ukraine, to safeguard maritime navigation and prevent further attacks on commercial vessels.