#Ports

Outcry as Russian Drone Appears to Target Sail Training Ship in Odesa

Ukrainian media questions why Russia targeted the Soviet-era sail training ship Druzhba, laid up in Odesa's port on May 25, 2026. The vessel, built in Poland in 1987 and measuring 360 feet with capacity for 50 crew and 140 cadets, was undergoing recommissioning work for Ukraine's Naval Institute since 2021. Ukrainian officials confirmed an explosion in the port area but declined to comment on the ship's condition.