Report: Russian missile hits Japanese freighter in Black Sea

[RandySF]

A Japanese-owned cargo ship has been shelled in the Black Sea, south of Ukraine. One crewmember has been injured.

Reuters reports a Russian missile hit the ship's stern, causing the vessel to catch fire.

The Ukrainian defense ministry announced on its Facebook page that the Panama-registered freighter Namura Queen was bombarded in the Black Sea on Friday.

The vessel is owned by a shipping company based in Imabari City in the western Japanese prefecture of Ehime.

A company official says all the 20-member crew are Filipinos and one was wounded in the shoulder. The remaining 19 were reportedly unharmed.

Reuters quoted a Ukrainian shipping company as saying the vessel was on its way to load grain at the port of Odessa in southern Ukraine.





https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220226_13/

[DanieRains]

1. The Japanese Have The 5th Most Powerful Military Putin

You probably don't want them helping the Ukrainians......

[Emile]

3. Why would Russia shoot at Japanese freighters for?

Hard to believe it was an accident.

[C_U_L8R]

4. The Russian military's not all it's cracked up to be

Putin must be high on his own supply of bullshit. This war could be one of the greatest miscalculations ever.