Russian drone hits Panamanian-flagged ship in Odesa region port

A civilian vessel flying the Panamanian flag was damaged as a result of the Russian attack in Odesa region.

This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

The vessel was leaving the port when it was attacked by unmanned aerial vehicles. A fire broke out on board, which the crew quickly extinguished on their own. The vessel remained seaworthy and is heading to its destination port.

Another vessel was damaged in the port itself. Meanwhile, the wreckage of a Russian drone was found in Romania near the border with Odesa region on the morning of April 25, damaging a power pole and an extension to a residential building. Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft detected radar contact with a target 1.5 kilometers from Reni, over Ukrainian territory, and the pilots received permission to engage the drones.

On the night of April 25, Russian troops again attacked Odesa region with attack drones. As a result of the attacks, three private houses, an outbuilding and seven cars were damaged and destroyed. Port infrastructure facilities were also damaged. The fires have now been extinguished.

The Air Force Command reported that on the night of April 25 (from 18:00 on April 24), the enemy launched a combined attack on Ukraine's critical infrastructure using attack drones, air, sea and ground-based missiles.

The main target of the attack was Dnipro. Kharkiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Odesa, and Kyiv regions were also attacked. In total, the Air Force's radio engineering troops recorded 666 air attack vehicles (47 missiles and 619 drones):

• 12 Iskander-M/S-400 ballistic missiles;
• 29 X-101 cruise missiles;
• One Iskander-K cruise missile;
• Five Kalibr cruise missiles;
• 619 attack UAVs such as Shahed, Gerbera, Italmash and other types of drones.

According to preliminary data, as of 8:00 a.m., air defense neutralized 610 targets - 30 missiles and 580 drones of various types:

• 26 X-101 cruise missiles;
• Four Kalibr cruise missiles;
• 580 enemy UAVs of various types.

There were 13 missile and 36 attack UAV hits at 23 locations, as well as downed UAVs (wreckage) at nine locations. Information about four missiles is being clarified, no hit data was received.

Кирило Бойко