{
  "id": 136968,
  "title": "Turkey urges Ukraine and Russia to protect Black Sea shipping after vessel attacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/turkey-urges-ukraine-and-russia-to-protect-black-sea-shipping-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T16:04:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/turkey-urges-action-to-protect-black-sea-shipping-amid-ukraine-war-50629873.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Turkey has expressed serious concern over recent drone attacks on two Turkish civilian vessels near the Russian port of Novorossiysk, with three crew members seriously injured. The attack occurred on the evening of August 3, 2024. Foreign Minister stated that Turkey is closely monitoring the condition of its citizens in the Black Sea. The ministry emphasized that the safety of Turkish citizens remains its highest priority and called for immediate prevention measures to avoid further escalation that could have multidimensional negative consequences, including food security issues. Turkey urged Ukraine and Russia to take immediate steps to ensure maritime safety in the region.",
  "summary": "Turkey expressed \"serious concern\" that Russia's war against Ukraine is increasingly affecting civilian shipping in the Black Sea and called for immediate steps to ensure maritime safety, Reuters reported on Aug. 4.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Ukraine has drones that can lock onto targets when Russia severs the connection to their operators, letting them complete their attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/ukraine-has-drones-that-can-lock-onto-targets-when-russia-severs-the",
        "published": "2026-08-04T12:12:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia aims to destroy Ukraine's water supply – Shmyhal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/russia-aims-to-destroy-ukraines-water-supply-shmyhal",
        "published": "2026-08-04T14:07:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Ukraine hits Russia with deadly strike near busy beach, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/ukraine-hits-russia-with-deadly-strike-near-busy-beach-officials-say",
        "published": "2026-08-04T17:09:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Ukraine accuses Russia of war crime after video shows drone ‘safari’ attack on civilian",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/ukraine-accuses-russia-of-war-crime-after-video-shows-drone-safari",
        "published": "2026-08-04T23:28:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}