MOSCOW: ‌Five Azerbaijani citizens were killed and three others injured in attacks on two cargo vessels in the Sea of Azov, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Responding to a question about the vessels ‌hit in ‌Taganrog Bay, the ministry ‌said ⁠the crews included ⁠25 Azerbaijani citizens in total, but that the ships do not belong to Azerbaijan.

Earlier on Friday, Ukraine said that ⁠its drones had ‌struck five ‌ships in the ports of ‌Mariupol and Berdyansk, as ‌well as in the coastal waters of Russian-controlled territories.

Robert Brovdi, the commander of ‌Ukrainian drone forces, said in a statement that ⁠his ⁠drones had hit dry cargo ships and a tanker that were involved in “stealing” Ukrainian grain and transferring military cargo and fuel, with the names of the vessels painted over and their radars turned off.