On February 24, 2022 Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people's republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev's forces.
Russian forces struck a dry cargo vessel carrying military supplies intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the port of Chernomorsk in the Odessa Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
The attack also hit port infrastructure used to unload military shipments, according to the ministry.The Russian Defense Ministry said the vessel was transporting military equipment intended to support Ukrainian troops. The strike targeted both the ship and facilities involved in receiving and unloading military cargo at the Black Sea port.The attack comes amid continued Russian strikes on infrastructure supporting Ukraine's defense industry and military logistics, with the aim of disrupting supply routes and deliveries of military equipment through Black Sea ports.
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© Sputnik / Sergey Bobylev / Go to the mediabankCombat work of the KUB UAV crew of the 288th Guards Artillery Brigade of Russia's Zapad battlegroup on the Kupyansk sector of the front. File photo
The attack also hit port infrastructure used to unload military shipments, according to the ministry.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the vessel was transporting military equipment intended to support Ukrainian troops. The strike targeted both the ship and facilities involved in receiving and unloading military cargo at the Black Sea port.
The attack comes amid continued Russian strikes on infrastructure supporting Ukraine's defense industry and military logistics, with the aim of disrupting supply routes and deliveries of military equipment through Black Sea ports.
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