Russian forces target ship carrying military cargo near Odesa port

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian forces targeted a dry cargo ship transporting military equipment and dual-use goods for Ukrainian forces off the coast of Odesa region.

According to a statement cited by Russia's Sputnik agency on Monday, the ministry said, "A dry cargo ship carrying military equipment and dual-use goods was struck 40 kilometers south of the port of Odesa."

The ministry added that "as a result of the strikes, a substation in the town of Kolodni in Ternopil region, which supplies power to military industrial facilities, was also hit."

It also noted that Russian armed forces targeted a facility belonging to the company Kromberg & Schubert in the city of Lutsk, which repairs vehicles for the Ukrainian armed forces.

Overnight, Russian forces continued drone strikes on logistics centers, transport and port infrastructure in Ukraine, as well as on Ukrainian naval vessels, mining plants, and a transformer manufacturing facility in Kryvyi Rih, Zaporizhzhia, and Zhytomyr.