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A Moldovan flag ship in international waters in the Black Sea has been hit by a missile
Two of the ten seamen, all of them Russian nationalities, in serious condition
February 25, 2022
The Naval Agency of the Moldovan Republic has made it known that today the ship Millennial Spirit of Moldovan flag was hit by a missile while stationed in the international waters of the Black Sea. In a statement, the agency explained that on board the chemical vessel, whose operator is a Ukrainian legal person, a fire broke out and that rescue equipment and lifeboats were destroyed by forcing the ten members. of the crew, all of whom are Russian nationalities, to abandon it by wearing the life jacket. In addition, the Naval Agency specified that two seamen from the chemical vessel were in serious condition and that the rescue was carried out by the Ukrainian authorities, while the source of the launch of the projectile was not known yet.
The Navy Ukraine, which blamed the launch of the missile to the Russian armed forces that are invading Ukraine, said seafarers of the missile. Millennial Spirit were taken on board by the renaissance Namura Queen of Panamanian flag.
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The Naval Agency of the Moldovan Republic has made it known that today the ship Millennial Spirit of Moldovan flag was hit by a missile while stationed in the international waters of the Black Sea. In a statement, the agency explained that on board the chemical vessel, whose operator is a Ukrainian legal person, a fire broke out and that rescue equipment and lifeboats were destroyed by forcing the ten members. of the crew, all of whom are Russian nationalities, to abandon it by wearing the life jacket. In addition, the Naval Agency specified that two seamen from the chemical vessel were in serious condition and that the rescue was carried out by the Ukrainian authorities, while the source of the launch of the projectile was not known yet. 
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