Ukrainian naval drones sank the Rosatom-controlled cargo ship Yanina in the Black Sea, with all 17 crew members rescued safely. The strike hit FESCO, a sanctioned Russian logistics operator whose planned lifeline deal with Dubai's DP World already collapsed in 2025.
Ukrainian naval drones sank the Russian-flagged container ship Yanina in the Black Sea on the night of July 31, striking the Rosatom-controlled vessel roughly 130 nautical miles from Novorossiysk. All 17 crew members were rescued safely.
The ship was operated by FESCO, a major Russian logistics company that Rosatom has controlled since late 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly claimed the strike.
Rosatom chief executive Alexey Likhachev called the attack "piracy and maritime banditry." According to Rosatom, the cargo was civilian: frozen food and construction materials.
FESCO operates a fleet of more than 30 vessels and runs a logistics network spanning ports and rail services. The company has also been a Western sanctions target since the UK and EU imposed restrictions tied to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Because of those sanctions, a planned stake sale of FESCO to DP World, the Dubai-based port operator, collapsed in 2025 — a deal that would have given FESCO a lifeline to international capital markets. The Yanina sinking occurred in international waters, roughly 240 kilometers from Novorossiysk, one of Russia's most important Black Sea port cities.
Source: Crypto Briefing
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