Russian Defence Ministry: Dry cargo ship carrying military property to Ukraine struck in Black Sea

The Russian Defence Ministry said on 7 November that a dry cargo ship delivering military property to Ukraine had been struck in the waters of the Black Sea, southeast of Odesa.

The ministry's statement gave no further details about the ship's name, flag, crew or the consequences of the strike.

The Russian Defence Ministry also said that during the same night the Northern road bridge in Kyiv, used to transport weapons for the Ukrainian army, the Meridian enterprise producing "Flamingo" missiles, the Trypilska thermal power plant and the Kyivska electrical substation in Kyiv region, as well as an enterprise producing rocket fuel components in Kyiv region, had been hit.

Ukraine's Air Force said that overnight Russian forces launched Iskander-M, Zircon, KN-23 and S-400 missiles and 172 strike drones at Ukraine. Air defences neutralised four missiles and 149 drones; missile and drone hits were recorded at 24 locations, and debris fell in ten places.

Odesa is Ukraine's largest port city on the Black Sea coast. Russia has previously said on several occasions that it struck ships carrying military cargo to Ukraine near Odesa's ports.