Russians killed two more civilian sailors at a port in the Odesa region

On the evening of July 14, the Russians launched yet another strike on port infrastructure in the Odesa region.

According to Oleg Kipper, head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration, during the attack, an enemy drone struck a civilian vessel flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, damaging the ship’s superstructure.

A fire broke out on board. Two people were killed as a result of the attack. During the day, the Russians carried out targeted attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea, with two merchant ships sailing through the maritime corridor under the flags of Tanzania and Liberia becoming the aggressor’s latest targets. The captain of one of the ships was killed in the attack. The crew of 11 was evacuated to shore; three of them were injured.

Also, on the afternoon of July 14, a Russian missile strike on the outskirts of Odesa hit a residential area. A 69-year-old woman was killed on the spot by the enemy attack. A 44-year-old man was also injured and taken to the hospital with shrapnel wounds. 

As a result of the Russian attackon the night ofJuly 14, civilian and industrial infrastructure in the Odesa region sustained damage. In particular, on the grounds of one of the enterprises, enemy drones damaged auto repair shop buildings, a utility building, and a fuel tanker.

Eleven trucks and one passenger car were also damaged. Rescue workers extinguished the fires. In addition, tanks containing sunflower oil caught fire at another industrial facility. 

Meanwhile, on the evening of July 13, rescue workers discovered the bodies of two more deceased crew members on a ship flying the flag of the Republic of Togo, which had been struck by Russian forces in a port in the Odesa region. Thus, the death toll rose to five crew members, while the number of injured had previously reached 12.The numberof people injured in the Russian attack that morning also rose to five. Among the injured is a five-year-old child, who received the necessary medical care without being hospitalized. The other injured were taken to medical facilities. They are in moderate condition and are receiving the necessary medical care.

Кирило Бойко