Russia Says It Struck Three Ships in the Black Sea and Two Power Substations in Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry said overnight strikes hit three cargo ships in the Odesa area and two electricity substations in Ukraine. Ukrainian energy company DTEK said more than 600,000 people in the Dnipropetrovsk region lost power.
Russian forces struck three cargo vessels and two electricity substations in Ukraine in overnight attacks on Sunday, November 8, according to Russia's Defense Ministry. The reported strikes are part of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, in which both sides target logistics and energy infrastructure. Reuters said it could not independently verify the ministry's claims, and Ukraine had not immediately commented.
Ships in the Odesa area
The ministry said one container ship was delivering weapons and military equipment to the Black Sea port of Odesa, while another was hit in the port of Chornomorsk, in the same region of southwestern Ukraine. According to the ministry, that vessel had delivered dual-use cargo, meaning goods that can serve both civilian and military purposes. A third ship, a dry cargo vessel, was reportedly hit southwest of Odesa and, the ministry said, was carrying weapons and military equipment for Ukraine's armed forces.
Energy facilities
The Russian ministry also said it hit two power substations in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr regions, both of which it said supplied military-industrial enterprises.
Ukrainian energy company DTEK said a Russian overnight attack on energy facilities in the Dnipropetrovsk region left more than 600,000 people without electricity. In a Telegram post, the company said important energy facilities in the region were damaged in the attack.
