Russian forces launched strikes against the city of Odesa and its surrounding port infrastructure on Saturday, July 18, damaging civilian facilities and hitting a foreign commercial vessel. Local military administration officials reported that the attack on the city of Odesa damaged infrastructure and resulted in an unspecified number of casualties.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Odesa Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Kiper confirmed that a coordinated strike targeted the region’s port infrastructure, hitting a commercial vessel flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda in the Black Sea. The attack killed one person and injured three others. The strike destroyed buildings, reservoirs, and warehouses. Kiper stated that Russian forces launched a secondary strike as emergency crews were responding to the initial attack. The follow-up strike damaged specialized rescue equipment, but no personnel were injured. The attack on the Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship marks the second incident involving a foreign vessel in the region within 24 hours. On Friday evening, Russian forces executed a missile strike on the Odesa port, damaging a civilian vessel flying the flag of the Marshall Islands. The strike hit the ship’s superstructure and ignited a fire, injuring four members of the 17-person crew, who received medical assistance on site.