Russian drone strikes Chinese ship, Ukraine says, ahead of Putin’s meeting with Xi

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Russian drone strikes Chinese ship, Ukraine says, ahead of Putin’s meeting with Xi

Updated 2 days ago
New York Post
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"Russia once again demonstrates that its attacks pose a threat not only to Ukraine, now they are a risk even to its closest partners, whose ships are in the Black Sea," the Ukrainian Navy said. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Russian drone strikes Chinese ship, Ukraine says, ahead of Putin’s meeting with Xi
New York Post
New York Post
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5/18/2026

Russian drone strikes Chinese ship, Ukraine says, ahead of Putin’s meeting with Xi

See more of our coverage in your search results. A Russian drone struck a Chinese-owned cargo ship, the Ukrainian Navy said Monday, and it comes just one day before Vladimir Putin heads to China to meet Xi Jinping. The KSL Deyang ship, which has a Chinese crew on board, came under fire near the Odessa region, the.

Russian drone hits Chinese ship off Ukraine before Putin visits Xi Jinping
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Leaning left
5/18/2026

Russian drone hits Chinese ship off Ukraine before Putin visits Xi Jinping

⁠Russian drones have hit two ships in the Black Sea approaching ports in Ukraine’s Odesa region, including a Chinese-owned cargo vessel, one day before Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Beijing to meet Xi Jinping. Ukraine’s seaports ⁠authority said the strikes hit two civilian vessels on Monday, one under a.