Russia says it struck four Ukrainian military-linked cargo ships and Chernomorsk port

Above, worker cleans the deck of a bulk carrier at the port of Chornomorsk, east of Odesa on the Black Sea coast, on Feb. 18, 2023. (AFP)
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Updated 04 August 2026
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Russia says it struck four Ukrainian military-linked cargo ships and Chernomorsk port

  • Two ‌dry ⁠cargo ships had been hit ⁠in the Ukrainian ports of Mykolaiv and Pivdennyi on Monday evening
  • Two more ⁠vessels carrying weapons ‌and military ‌equipment to Ukrainian ports ‌had been struck ‌south of Odesa

MOSCOW: ‌Russia said on Tuesday it had struck four cargo vessels used by Ukraine’s military and a vehicle parts plant at the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk.

Russia’s Defense ‌Ministry said ‌that two ‌dry ⁠cargo ships had been hit ⁠in the Ukrainian ports of Mykolaiv and Pivdennyi on Monday evening and that two more ⁠vessels carrying weapons ‌and military ‌equipment to Ukrainian ports ‌had been struck ‌south of Odesa.

“As a result of the strikes … the following targets were hit: ‌in the port of Chornomorsk — the ⁠Chornomorsk ⁠Automotive Components Plant and a port terminal where the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repairing military vehicles and storing ammunition and fuel,” the ministry said.

Reuters could not independently verify Russia’s assertions.

Meanwhile, a ​warehouse run by Russian online retailer Wildberries ‌in ‌Russia’s ​Tver ‌region ⁠was ​damaged in ⁠a Ukrainian drone attack, the ⁠acting ‌regional governor ‌said ​on Tuesday.

No ‌workers ‌were injured and emergency ‌services were working at the ⁠scene, ⁠Vitaly Korolyov said.