Ukrainian Defense Forces reportedly struck the dry bulk carrier Aroyat while it was heading to a Russian port, causing a fire in the stern. The vessel was carrying a crew of 7 Egyptian, 6 Syrian and 3 Turkish sailors, with casualties reported among them. Previously in 2023, the ship was among the first to use the maritime corridor to Ukraine to load grain destined for Egypt.
For a fifth consecutive day, Syrian security forces have been carrying out extensive searches for suspects in the city of Sanamayn in northern Daraa, following clashes that resulted in the deaths of security personnel.
According to Al Jazeera, powerful explosions at a Syrian army weapons depot near al-Eis, south of Aleppo, injured at least four people. The cause of the incident was not immediately clear.
Russian drones struck the Turkish-owned cargo ship M/V Mariam M in Ukraine's Danube Delta canal near the Romanian border. The vessel was traveling from Latakia, Syria, to Galati, Romania.
According to Turkish sources, the captain and harbor pilot were killed, and 13 people were injured in the attack.