Russia Strikes Foreign Vessels in Odesa Port for Second Consecutive Day, Killing Two

Analysis
Two consecutive days of drone strikes on foreign-flagged vessels at Odesa, following the Togo-flagged fertilizer carrier hit and a separate Tanzania/Liberia-flagged pair struck the same day, mark an expansion of Russia's Black Sea targeting beyond shadow-fleet interdiction into direct attacks on shipping using the reopened export corridor, exposing flag carriers and insurers to escalating casualty and liability risk regardless of cargo. Reporting rests on a single primary source, Kiper's Telegram statement, with other outlets merely relaying it. The clustering may instead reflect degraded Russian UAV targeting discrimination in a congested port rather than deliberate selection of foreign hulls. Sustained strikes would pressure shippers and insurers toward higher Black Sea war-risk premiums or vessel withdrawal, threatening the grain corridor even as Kyiv continues its own tanker campaign.