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Drone strike on Azov cargo ships kills five sailors

Published 5 June 2026

An overnight drone attack on two commercial vessels in the Sea of Azov has killed five Azerbaijani sailors and injured three others, according to officials from Azerbaijan. The strike occurred in the early morning hours in Taganrog Bay, a northeastern section of the sea bordered by Russia's Krasnodar region.

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