A large fire broke out on a Turkish car ferry anchored at the Ukrainian port city of Odesa after it was hit in a strike on Friday.
The company that operates the Cenk T confirmed the attack occurred at 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) shortly after it docked at the Chornomorsk port.
Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky has blamed the strike on Russia, which has not commented.
The attack came hours after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin the potential for a limited ceasefire regarding energy facilities and ports. Russia has resisted all calls for a ceasefire.
Moscow has threatened to cut Ukraine off from the sea in response to Kyiv's maritime drone attacks on Russian tankers, which are believed to fund the ongoing conflict.
Cenk Denizcilik, the company that owns the cargo ship operating on the Karasu-Odesa route across the Black Sea, stated that the ferry was carrying essential food supplies when hit shortly after anchoring in Odesa.
Emergency measures were activated, and while the fire was contained without reports of casualties among the crew, footage circulated showing significant blaze onboard.
President Zelensky condemned the attack as targeting a civilian vessel, noting it had no military significance.
Turkey's foreign ministry has called for agreements to ensure maritime safety and suspend attacks on energy infrastructure to prevent escalation in the Black Sea.
Such incidents reflect Turkey's ongoing efforts to maintain relations with both Russia and Ukraine amid the conflict.
Later strikes in Odesa followed the ferry attack, damaging port infrastructure, which reinforced accusations of deliberate targeting of civilian areas by Russia.
The strikes led to power outages for thousands, further exacerbating an already complicated humanitarian crisis in the region.
