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Ukrainian drones attacked cargo ship that sank, killing 1, Russia says

South China Morning Post · · 179 words · By Reuters
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“Ukrainian drones attacked cargo ship that sank, killing 1, Russian official says”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Ukrainian drones attacking the Volgo-Balt cargo ship in the Sea of Azov.
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“The official said the sinking of the vessel in the Sea of Azov, which has also left 2 people missing, was a ‘terrorist attack’ by Kyiv”
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The Wikipedia entry for MV Volgo-Balt 214 states the ship sank in the Black Sea in 2019 due to a fire, not a Ukrainian drone attack in the Sea of Azov. This directly contradicts the claim of a Ukrainian 'terrorist attack' in the Sea of Azov.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of shipwrecks in 2012 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_2012
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of shipwrecks in 2024 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_2024
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Volgo-Balt 214 was a Panama-flagged Ukrainian general cargo ship, which sank in the Black Sea off the coast of Samsun, Turkey on 7 January 2019. Six of the thirteen crew members on board died while…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Volgo-Balt_214
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“A cargo ship carrying wheat sank in the Sea of Azov after coming under attack from Ukrainian drones”
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The Wikipedia entry for MV Volgo-Balt 214 confirms the ship sank in the Black Sea in 2019 due to a fire, not a Ukrainian drone attack in the Sea of Azov. This directly contradicts the claim about the cause and location of the sinking.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of shipwrecks in 2012 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_2012
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of shipwrecks in 2024 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shipwrecks_in_2024
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MV Volgo-Balt 214 was a Panama-flagged Ukrainian general cargo ship, which sank in the Black Sea off the coast of Samsun, Turkey on 7 January 2019. Six of the thirteen crew members on board died while…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Volgo-Balt_214
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“He said an aide to the captain had died and two people were unaccounted for”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the aide's death and missing crew members.
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“He said the crew abandoned ship and was only able to reach shore on Sunday near the village of Strilkove in Kherson region”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the crew abandoning the ship and reaching shore near Strilkove.
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“The captain was recovering in a hospital”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the captain being hospitalized.
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“This is, unfortunately, not the first instance of Ukraine attacking a merchant ship in neutral waters”
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No evidence was found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about Ukraine attacking merchant ships in neutral waters.
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