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| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Text taken from a news article in rg.ru Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics. [ColonelCassad] The Russian military launched an Iskander missile attack on a container ship in Odessa that was carrying more than a hundred containers with sea drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ammunition. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry. It is noted that on May 23, not only the cargo ship but also container warehouses in the port were hit. The strike resulted in a secondary detonation of ammunition on the pier and a strong fire, the military department added. According to war correspondents, two missiles hit the infrastructure of the Odessa sea trade port in the area of the 2nd and 3rd berths. The ships "Krym" and "Titan", used as floating bases and radio-technical platforms, were damaged by the explosions. Eyewitnesses filmed a column of thick white smoke over the landing site. This strike shows that there is no moratorium on strikes on ships.It also shows once again that military cargo is delivered directly to Odessa by sea. Of course, it cannot be stopped with one strike, only systemic strikes on ships during unloading. More from regnum.ru Weapons supplies to the Ukrainian Armed Forces may fall after strikes on the port of Odessa, media reports If Russian troops continue to actively strike the port of Odessa, supplies of Western military equipment to Ukraine may be reduced, observers from the American magazine Military Watch Magazine (MWM) noted in their publication on May 25. This is how they commented on the Russian Armed Forces’ strike with an Iskander on a container ship with military cargo, as well as a container warehouse in the port of Odessa. Ukraine continues to receive weapons “in huge quantities” from across the West and from Turkey, with the bulk of these shipments going through Poland and Romania, the authors noted. “The supply of military equipment to Ukraine by sea is significantly more vulnerable to Russian missile and drone strikes and could be curtailed in the coming months if predictions come true that Russia will pay more attention to Odessa,” the statement said. The Russian Defense Ministry previously reported that the ship that was hit on May 23 was carrying about 100 containers with military cargo, including unmanned boats, drones, and ammunition. As a result of the fire strike on the targets, there was a secondary detonation of ammunition and containers, as well as a strong fire. Ukrainian media reported a series of explosions in the port of Odessa on the evening of May 23. |
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