A Russian-flagged cargo ship that was attacked off the Russian coast drifted across the Black Sea and ran aground on a beach in Türkiye, according to the Turkish Demirören News Agency (DHA) on August 30.

The 108-meter-long vessel (OMSKIY-107) grounded on the Alakali beach in the Şile district of Istanbul.

People who witnessed the vessel approaching the coast immediately contacted local authorities, prompting a swift response from the Turkish Coast Guard, DHA reported.

The Ukrainian military has not released an official statement regarding the Russian ship grounded in Türkiye.

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