Ukrainian Drone Strikes Hit 20 Russian Ships In The Black Sea

20 Russian Ships were hit by Ukrainian drones in the Black Sea overnight, including 17 oil tankers, two gas carriers and a tugboat.

Russia also targeted Ukraine’s southern Odesa and Mykolaiv regions.

An attack on a residential building in Odesa left three people dead and three others injured, regional Governor Oleh Kiper said.

Moscow added that four ships carrying supplies for Ukraine’s armed forces were struck in
Chornomorsk and Dnipro-Buh Ports.

Additionally, a government reshuffle is underway in Ukraine with the country’s prime minister and defence minister both resigning from their offices.

Separately, a major government reshuffle is now underway in Ukraine, with the country’s prime minister and defence minister both resigning.

14 people were killed in the Russian attacks on Ukraine, in the latest attack, local officials said.

The Russian Ministry of Defence admitted that it had attacked Odesa, saying it deliberately targeted port infrastructure, used for unloading oil, lubricants and petroleum.

In its new report, the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine mentioned that 293 civilians were killed and 1,990 were injured in Ukraine in June alone, from missile and drone attacks, causing 45% of the deaths.

“Most casualties from these weapons occurred far from the front line in urban centres such as Kyiv and Dnipro,” it added.

However, in a statement, the Russian Military has claimed to have targeted mostly sites handling the production of military equipment and transportation of military cargo.

In the past few days, Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine’s deep-water Black Sea Ports in the wider Odesa region, which handle most of th country’s grain and other cargo and are important for its economy.

Ukraine has also targeted several Russian Ships in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea, which has forced Russia to halt shipping operations from these regions, especially the Sea of Azov, which sees a quarter of its grain exports.