Turkish-owned ship struck off Ukrainian port

A bomb has struck a Turkish-owned ship off the coast of Ukraine's port city Odessa, as conflict continues to heat up in the country following Russia's invasion.

There were no casualties, Turkey's Maritime General Directorate said, and the ship is now heading into Romanian waters.

"Upon information that the Marshall Islands-flagged Turkish-owned Yasa Jupiter ship was struck by a bomb off the coast of Odessa, it was learned that the ship has no request for help, is en route to Romanian waters, has no casualties and is safe," the authority said on Twitter.

Turkey has called on Russia to withdraw from Ukraine and has supported the latter's territorial integrity.