Ukraine strikes cargo ships and admits Romania drone blast as Putin prepares for key speech

Ukraine strikes cargo ships and admits Romania drone blast as Putin prepares for a key speech

乌克兰打击货船并承认罗马尼亚无人机爆炸，普京即将发表关键讲话

Ukraine says it has struck five ships carrying illegal cargo in the Sea of Azov and in coastal waters of Russian-occupied territories. The Ukrainian drone forces commander said the vessels were involved in "stealing" Ukrainian grain, as well as transferring military cargo and fuel.

乌克兰称其已打击了五艘在黑海亚速海及俄罗斯占领区沿海水域携带非法货物的船只。乌克兰无人机部队指挥官表示，这些船只涉嫌「偷运」乌克兰粮食，以及转运军事物资和燃料。

The strikes come as Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares to speak at a major economic forum in St Petersburg, a day after Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky offered face-to-face talks with the Russian leader on ending the war.

此次打击正值俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京准备在圣彼得堡举行的重大经济论坛上发表演讲之际。此前一天，乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基曾提议与俄罗斯领导人进行面对面会谈，以结束战争。

Meanwhile, Ukraine has confirmed one of its naval drones exploded off Romania's coast on Friday. No injuries were reported in the blast.

与此同时，乌克兰证实其中一架海军无人机于周五在罗马尼亚海岸附近爆炸。据报道，爆炸未造成人员伤亡。

Zelensky wrote alongside his latest offer of peace talks that Russians had become tired of Ukrainian drone and missile attacks, petrol shortages and rising prices that the war, now in its fourth year, had brought.

泽连斯基在最新提出和平谈判建议的同时写道，俄罗斯人已经厌倦了乌克兰的无人机和导弹袭击、汽油短缺以及这场已进入第四年的战争所带来的物价上涨。

Ukraine has repeatedly targeted military and energy infrastructure within Russia in a bid to limit its war-fighting capability.

乌克兰已多次瞄准俄罗斯境内的军事和能源基础设施，旨在限制其作战能力。

Putin's arrival in St Petersburg comes a day after Kyiv had launched a drone attack on the outskirts of the city.

普京抵达圣彼得堡的前一天，基辅曾对该市郊区发动无人机袭击。

Azerbaijan's foreign ministry confirmed five of its citizens had been killed in attacks on two of the vessels in the Sea of Azov. It did not specify who had been behind the attacks and noted that the ships did not belong to Azerbaijan.

阿塞拜疆外交部证实，五名阿塞拜疆公民在亚速海两艘船只遇袭中丧生。该部未明确袭击背后的主使，并指出这些船只不属于阿塞拜疆。

Earlier, Robert Brovdi, Ukraine's drone commander, announced that five "illegally loitering vessels" had been struck overnight in the ports of Mariupol, Berdyansk and in the coastal waters of what Ukraine calls the "temporarily occupied territories" - parts of the country that Russia currently controls.

早些时候，乌克兰无人机指挥官罗伯特·布罗夫迪宣布，五艘「非法徘徊的船只」在马里乌波尔、别尔江斯克港口以及乌克兰所称的「临时占领领土」沿海水域遭到打击——这些地区目前由俄罗斯控制。

He said the names of the five ships, which included cargo vessels and tankers, were painted over and their radars were turned off "with the aim of quietly stealing Ukrainian grain", as well as "transferring military cargo and fuel". The Azeri foreign ministry named two of the ships as the Nastra and the Circon.

他表示，包括货船和油轮在内的五艘船只船名被涂改，雷达被关闭，「旨在悄悄偷运乌克兰粮食」以及「转运军事物资和燃料」。阿塞拜疆外交部点名了两艘船，分别为 Nastra 号和 Circon 号。

Brovdi did not mention any deaths.

布罗夫迪未提及任何死亡情况。

In Ukraine, at least 13 people have been killed and more than 70 others have been injured in the past day, according to local officials.

据当地官员称，在过去一天内，乌克兰至少有 13 人死亡，70 多人受伤。

Among them are four people who died after Russian drones struck a dairy factory outside the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, according to the regional head, and a 35-year-old woman in a drone attack on a petrol station in Kherson, local officials said.

其中包括基辅郊区一家乳制品厂遭俄罗斯无人机袭击后死亡的四人，以及赫尔松一家加油站遭无人机袭击时遇难的 35 岁女性，当地官员表示。

Meanwhile, a naval drone exploded in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta on Friday.

与此同时，一架海军无人机于周五在罗马尼亚黑海港口康斯坦察爆炸。

The country's defence ministry said the drone had self-detonated near an oil terminal without causing any casualties, although authorities have said it caused considerable damage to a ship and warehouses.

罗马尼亚国防部表示，该无人机在油轮码头附近自爆，未造成人员伤亡，尽管当局称其对一艘船只和仓库造成了严重损坏。

Adrian Teodor Picoiu, Constanta's top official, told G4Media that "information from the Ukrainian side" was that the drone was part of a group of five, with a second one exploding in Ukraine.

康斯坦察最高官员阿德里安·特奥多尔·皮乔伊告诉 G4Media，「来自乌克兰方面的信息」显示，该无人机是五架无人机编队的一部分，其中第二架在乌克兰境内爆炸。

Ukraine later confirmed one of its naval drones had been involved, saying it had been knocked off course by Russian electronic interference. Moscow has yet to comment.

乌克兰随后确认其中一架海军无人机卷入此事，称其因俄罗斯的电子干扰而偏离航线。莫斯科方面尚未发表评论。

The remaining three drones were unaccounted for but officials said there was no further risk. No reason has yet been offered for why the drones would be in Romanian waters.

其余三架无人机下落不明，但官员表示已无进一步风险。目前尚未解释无人机为何会出现在罗马尼亚水域。

Romanian President Nicusor Dan wrote on X that it was the second "significant security incident this week", after a stray mine was discovered on a beach near the village of Vama Veche, more than 50km (31 miles) north of Constanta.

罗马尼亚总统尼古拉·楚塞·丹在 X 平台上写道，这是本周第二起「重大安全事件」，此前在康斯坦察以北 50 多公里（31 英里）的瓦马韦切村附近海滩发现了一枚流弹地雷。

It also comes a week after two people were injured when a drone hit a Romanian apartment block in the eastern city of Galati - close to the border with Ukraine.

这也发生在一周前，当时一架无人机击中东部城市加拉茨的一栋居民楼，导致两人受伤——该地靠近乌克兰边境。