“Due to an attack by Russian drones on November 17, a fire broke out on a civilian ship at the port of Izmail, it has already been extinguished”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
AMPU notes that the situation is under control, experts are assessing the condition of the facility and determining further steps to respond.
At the same time, measures to eliminate the consequences of shelling and fully restore the operation of the infrastructure are ongoing in the port, AMPU adds.
The Romanian service of Radio Liberty also reports that the fire on the ship was extinguished, with reference to the deputy mayor of Čatalkioi, George Maladoi. Evacuees from Čatalkioya have started returning home after the evacuation order was lifted in the morning.
The tanker Orinda, damaged by Russian drones near Izmail, was sailing under the Turkish flag and anchored in the port of Izmail since November 12, 2025, according to marinetraffic.com.
This vessel, built in 2002, previously sailed under the flags of Hong Kong and Singapore, and has been under the Turkish flag for two years.
On November 17, the authorities of Romania decided to evacuate people from the entire commune of Čatalkoi due to a fire on a ship. According to the Romanian service of Radio Liberty, according to the 2021 census, the population of the commune is 593 people.
Earlier, the head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Oleg Kiper reported that on the night of November 17, the Russian military again massively attacked Odesa with strike drones, as a result of which “consequences for the energy and port infrastructure were recorded.”
According to Kiper, several civilian vessels were damaged during the attack, and one person was injured.
Before that, Russia carried out airstrikes on Ukrainian ports on the Danube on the night of November 10-11, 2025. On November 14, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Volodymyr Lipaev over the violation of Romanian airspace by a Russian drone during the attack.
Russian drones have repeatedly violated the airspace of countries neighboring Ukraine during Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.