Russia attacked two Ukrainian ports on Friday, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels including a ship carrying food supplies, Ukrainian officials and one ship owner said, days after Moscow threatened to cut "Ukraine off from the sea".

KYIV, Ukraine(AP) — Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Kyiv early Friday, killing six people, leaving gaping holes in apartment buildings and starting fires as the sound of explosions boomed across the city and lit up the night sky.

During the attack on the port of Chornomorsk on December 12, a vessel belonging to a Turkish company was hit. Türkiye has called for an immediate de-escalation, according to the Turkish Foreign Ministry.