The key facts

  • Russia's Defense Ministry reported a strike on the Konotop station, calling it a supply channel for equipment for the Ukrainian Armed Forces
  • It also claimed a bulk carrier delivering, according to the ministry, cargo for the Ukrainian army was hit
  • The data comes only from the Russian side

Defense Ministry statement on the overnight strike

Russia's Ministry of Defense said in its Telegram channel that overnight its forces continued drone strikes on logistics infrastructure facilities 'used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' and on sea vessels involved in transporting military cargo. According to the ministry, traffic control facilities at the Konotop railway station in Sumy region were hit; it claims these facilities ensured the delivery of weapons and military equipment to the Ukrainian Armed Forces from western regions of Ukraine. This is reported by Gazeta.Ru.

Bulk carrier near Odesa

In addition to the station, Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed it struck a bulk carrier 69 km southwest of Odesa. According to the ministry, the vessel was delivering cargo for the Ukrainian army. The statement itself was published on the ministry's Telegram channel; the publication contains no independent confirmation and no information about casualties.

Context from previous reports

Gazeta.Ru also recalls two recent reports: earlier, according to its materials, the Russian Armed Forces struck the CHP-6 thermal power plant in Kyiv, and on October 30 Russian ombudswoman Yana Lantratova announced the completion of the humanitarian mission in Alyoshky. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, summing up the mission's results, said that Lantratova and Ukrainian ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets had managed to establish a dialogue, calling it an important step for human rights work.