MOSCOW, July 23. /TASS/. Since July 11, Russian forces have officially struck 28 vessels at Ukrainian ports and at sea that were carrying military cargoes and fuel for the Ukrainian armed forces, according to TASS estimates based on data released by the Russian Defense Ministry.
The ministry reported on July 12 that two dry-cargo vessels and a sea ferry carrying cargoes for the Ukrainian armed forces, as well as a patrol boat were hit in nighttime strikes on the Chernomorsk port. In addition, overnight to July 13, the Russian Armed Forces struck in Chernomorsk two RO-RO ferries and a container vessel that were carrying cargoes for Ukraine, as well as a Project 416 Shostka support vessel for underwater works, and a floating dock for autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles.
On the night of July 13 to July 14, a tanker was struck on the route from the Chernomorsk port to Odessa. The Russian Defense Ministry reported on July 15 that a container and a dry-cargo vessel carrying Ukraine’s military cargoes were struck in nighttime strikes on the Chernomorsk port.
On the night of July 15-16, a dry-cargo vessel that was carrying cargoes for the Ukrainian armed forces was struck at sea on the way to the Chernomorsk port, as well as a speed boat of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces was hit in the area of Zmeiny Island.
