BAKU: Five Azerbaijanis were killed and three wounded in a drone attack on Friday on two foreign cargo ships in the Sea of Azov, Azerbaijan´s foreign ministry said.
Russia said Ukraine carried out the attack. The head of Ukraine´s drone forces said Kyiv had struck vessels transporting illegal cargo in the area, without commenting on the statements by Baku and Moscow or the reports of crew killed.
Citing an official Russian communication to Baku, Azerbaijan´s foreign ministry said 25 of its citizens were among the crews of the two vessels, which it said were not owned by Azerbaijani companies.
“The Russian side provided relevant information that, as a result of the attack, a total of five of our citizens were killed and three were wounded,” it said.
