Five people were killed and five others remain missing after a Russian missile strike hit a civilian cargo ship carrying grain in the Black Sea on July 19, according to Ukraine's Navy and Foreign Ministry.

KYIV, July 19 (Reuters) - Russian forces ⁠struck ⁠an international cargo vessel ⁠in the Black Sea off the coast ​of Ukraine's southern city of Odesa, killing at least five crew ‌members, Ukrainian officials said ‌on Sunday.

The death toll of a Russian strike on a cargo ship off the coast of the Ukrainian city of Odesa has risen to 10. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship was hit by Russian cruise missiles on Sunday, the Ukrainian Air Force said, causing a fire.

Russian attacks on Kyiv and its suburbs killed 10 people early Saturday, officials said, as Ukrainian drones sank a huge Russian container ship in the Black Sea. Ukrainian drones sank a Russian-owned container ship in the Black Sea early Saturday,

The foreign-flagged cargo vessel Mera Queen, sailing under the flag of Guinea-Bissau and carrying wheat, was hit late on Wednesday in Ukraine’s Black Sea area, according to Odesa regional governor Oleh Kiper. The strike caused a fire and killed one crew member.

Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.

Russia has launched a major overnight strike on Ukraine's vital Danube port network after Moscow claimed its forces downed a record 1,478 Ukrainian drones within 24 hours. The attack hit infrastructure around Izmail,