The key facts
- Russian Ministry of Defense: on November 8, two vessels carrying cargo for the Ukrainian armed forces were hit — a container ship in Chornomorsk and a dry cargo ship southwest of Odesa
- On November 7, the ministry had already reported an attack on a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment
Strikes on two vessels on November 8
The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported, that the Russian armed forces struck two vessels that, according to the ministry, were carrying weapons, military equipment and dual-use cargo for the Ukrainian army. The container ship was hit in the port of Chornomorsk in the Odesa region — on board, as the defense ministry specified, were equipment and dual-use cargo. The dry cargo ship was hit in the Black Sea waters southwest of Odesa; according to the Ministry of Defense, it was carrying weapons and military equipment for the needs of the Ukrainian armed forces. Both vessels, according to the report, were hit during the daytime on November 8.
Second such report in two days
This is not the first such statement in a short period: earlier Life.ru reported , citing the Russian Ministry of Defense, that on November 7 Russian forces attacked a dry cargo ship carrying military equipment and dual-use cargo. Thus, on November 7 and 8, the ministry reported at least three vessels hit in the Odesa and Chornomorsk area. These claims cannot be independently confirmed from independent sources in available publications — they are based on reports from the Russian defense ministry.
