Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRussia attacked a civilian ship near the Black Sea port of Odesa, Kyiv reported, hours after Vladimir Putin threatened powerful retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. Russian president Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow would respond to Ukrainian attacks with retaliatory strikes that would be 'several times more powerful' and increase in scale. Moscow's economy is reportedly under increasing strain due to recent Ukrainian long-range attacks on Russian refineries, tankers, and terminals, which have caused widespread fuel shortages. Moscow also launched fresh attacks on Kyiv, with drone debris sparking fires in an eastern suburb and setting cars ablaze, though no casualties were reported from the Odesa ship attack. Separately, six people were injured in a town outside Kharkiv, as confirmed by regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Putin strikes civilian ship near Black Sea port after threatening ‘powerful’ attacksMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Russia attacks civilian vessel near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRussia attacked a civilian ship near the Black Sea port of Odesa, Kyiv reported, hours after Vladimir Putin threatened powerful retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory. Russian president Vladimir Putin stated that Moscow would respond to Ukrainian attacks with retaliatory strikes that would be 'several times more powerful' and increase in scale. Moscow's economy is reportedly under increasing strain due to recent Ukrainian long-range attacks on Russian refineries, tankers, and terminals, which have caused widespread fuel shortages. Moscow also launched fresh attacks on Kyiv, with drone debris sparking fires in an eastern suburb and setting cars ablaze, though no casualties were reported from the Odesa ship attack. Separately, six people were injured in a town outside Kharkiv, as confirmed by regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Putin strikes civilian ship near Black Sea port after threatening ‘powerful’ attacksMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
