Russia's Defense Ministry announced it carried out an operation targeting three dry cargo ships allegedly providing military logistics to Ukraine in the Black Sea. The statement said long-range precision weapons launched from air, land, and sea platforms, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, were used.
According to the ministry, the first target was a dry cargo ship located at the Yuzhny Port in the Odesa region, which was allegedly bringing military cargo. The ship was struck, it said.
As part of the same operation, two more dry cargo ships allegedly carrying weapons and military supplies to the Odesa and Chornomorsk ports were attacked south and east of Odesa, the ministry noted.