Captain killed in attack on tanker MENTOR

The captain of the civilian vessel MENTOR, Oleksii Sydoruk, was killed in a Russian drone attack in open sea. The incident occurred on 23 September.

According to the sailor's wife, Iryna Sydoruk, the captain sheltered the crew in a safe place and remained on the bridge. 15 crew members of the vessel flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda were evacuated.

The attack on the vessel took place at night: at approximately 02:30 a drone struck the tanker's superstructure.