Russia says it struck vessels and military facilities supporting Ukraine in Odessa, Mykolaiv
Russia said its strikes hit military warehouses, a cargo vessel and a dry-cargo ship carrying supplies for Ukrainian forces.
- On Saturday, the Russian Defence Ministry reported precision strikes on a Kyiv missile-parts plant and fuel depot, alongside operations against two Black Sea vessels transporting military supplies.
- The Russian military has effectively closed the Odesa port complex since July 22 through sustained air and missile strikes, denying Ukraine sea access without requiring full coastal conquest.
- Targeting Russian energy infrastructure, Ukraine's '40-day influence campaign' launched in late June triggered the current escalation in the Sea of Azov with long-range drone strikes.
- Officials warn Ukraine's agricultural exports could plummet by 50% in coming months as the loss of deep-water ports forces reliance on costly alternative land and rail routes.
- Continued port closures position Ukraine as effectively landlocked, potentially creating a 'weak and dysfunctional rump state' that complicates Europe's security landscape in the conflict's aftermath.
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The attack resulted in damage, a fire, and there are units at the scene of the attack.
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Russia continued to carry out attacks on port infrastructure and vessels supporting Ukraine's armed forces, the Russian Ministry of Defence reported on Saturday (8). According to the ministry, Russian forces used precision air-launched weapons and attack drones to hit military tanks that stored communication and electronic war equipment in the port of Odessa, in the Black Sea. In the port of Mykolaiv, Russian forces hit a cargo ship carrying mil…
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