Ship Sinks After Drone Attack in Black Sea
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A ship has sunk in the Black Sea. A drone attacked the ship. The crew of the ship is missing. Nobody knows where they are.
It is not clear who sent the drone. Many countries use the Black Sea. The war between Russia and Ukraine is close to this sea.
Russia has been attacking more ships in the Black Sea. This attack happens at the same time. But nobody has said Russia did this attack.
People are worried about ships in the Black Sea. The sea is dangerous now. Many countries want the attacks to stop.
Vocabulary8 words
- drone
- a flying machine with no pilot inside
- crew
- the people who work on a ship
- sink
- to go down under the water
- missing
- not found; nobody knows where they are
- attack
- to try to hurt or damage someone or something
- war
- fighting between countries
- region
- an area or part of the world
- military
- about soldiers, ships, or war
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1. It sank 2. The crew 3. No
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A ship has sunk in the Black Sea. A _____ attacked the ship. The _____ of the ship is missing. Nobody knows where they are.
It is not clear who sent the _____. Many countries use the Black Sea. The _____ between Russia and Ukraine is close to this sea.
Russia has been _____ more ships in the Black Sea. This attack happens at the same time. But nobody has said Russia did this attack.
People are worried about ships in the Black Sea. The sea is _____ now. Many countries want the attacks to stop.
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