Ukraine suffers port attacks as protests persist over defence shake-up

Russian attacks reportedly kill two Ukrainians aboard foreign vessel in Mykolaiv; two more killed in Kherson and Odesa.Russia carried out several deadly attacks in Ukraine, including reportedly killing two people aboard a foreign vessel, as Ukrainians took to the streets for a second day to protest against the removal of the defence minister.Russian drones struck port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern city of Mykolaiv on Friday, damaging three foreign-registered vessels, according to local prosecutors. One of the ship attacks killed two Ukrainians on board, they said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Russia readies to reroute exports from Sea of Azov after Ukrainian attackslist 2 of 3Zelenskyy backs state energy company chief Koretskyi for new Ukraine PMlist 3 of 3Eight killed in Ukraine and Russia as Zelenskyy replaces defence chiefend of listIn Kherson, a Russian drone attack killed a woman and injured six other people, while a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine’s biggest seaport, killed a man, said local officials.“The aggressor continues to terrorise civilians,” Serhii Lysak, head of the Odesa City Military Administration, posted on Telegram.Ukraine and Russia have ⁠each intensified missile and drone attacks on ⁠vessels in the Black ⁠Sea and ⁠the Sea of Azov, which are vital for grain exports.On Friday, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its ⁠forces ⁠had hit 24 vessels used by the Ukrainian ⁠military over the past week.Kyiv’s drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Ukraine struck 12 Russian vessels in the Black Sea on Friday, with Ukraine’s military identifying two targeted vessels as Russian tankers. Ukraine’s military also said it had struck a Russian oil ⁠refinery in the Yaroslavl region.The latest attacks came as domestic tensions continued to flare in Ukraine over the controversial ousting by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov as part of a cabinet reshuffle.