A ship hit in the Black Sea
A strike in the Black Sea against a ship carrying propane to the Ukrainian port of Reni caused a major fire on board, injuring three sailors and forcing the crew to evacuate, the Romanian president announced on Tuesday July 21.
“Last night, the GPL Gas Lisbon tanker, flying the Liberian flag, was hit outside Romanian territorial waters, about 20 nautical miles (about 37 km, Editor’s note) from the Romanian coast,” President Nicusor Dan declared on X.
During the past night, the LPG Gas Lisbon ship, under the Liberian flag, was hit outside the territorial waters of Romania, approximately 20 nautical miles off the Romanian coast.
⁰Shortly after the incident, two ships of the Romanian Life Saving Agency on…
— Nicusor Dan (@NicusorDanRO) July 21, 2026
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While authorities are still working to determine the origin of the strike, Nicusor Dan said the incident was “most likely linked to the illegal war of aggression waged by the Russian Federation against Ukraine.”
Two Romanian rescue ships intervened to evacuate the 17 crew members, three of whom “required emergency medical treatment”, according to a press release from the rescue services.
Russian diplomat summoned to New Delhi
India said it had summoned a Russian diplomat to express its “grave concerns” after the attack on a ship near the Ukrainian port of Odessa which killed four of its nationals.
The MV Golden Leo, a grain ship belonging to a Turkish company, was hit on Sunday by a salvo of Russian missiles, Ukraine accused, as it had just left the port of Odessa. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Monday evening that four Indian sailors from the crew were killed and another was seriously injured in the incident. According to Ukraine, the attack on the grain producer caused a total of five deaths.
The IMF validates an envelope for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund has approved an immediate payment of around $690 million (€600 million) to Ukraine as part of its loan program to the country at war with Russia.
This new tranche should bring the current level of IMF disbursements to kyiv to $2.2 billion (1.9 billion euros), out of a total financing agreement of $8.1 billion (7.1 billion euros). It follows a review of this program, which expects Ukraine to maintain its economic stability and carry out several reforms, particularly in terms of corruption, taxation and currency.
