Russia claims drones struck cargo ship and Ukrainian logistics sites overnight
The Russian Defence Ministry said its drones hit a cargo vessel bound for Chornomorsk and three logistics facilities in Kharkiv during an overnight operation.
According to the Defence Ministry, a drone attack targeted a cargo ship heading to the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk, which it alleges was supplying Ukrainian forces. The same operation allegedly struck a logistics centre, a distribution centre and a logistics terminal in Kharkiv, all described as dual-use storage for the Ukrainian military. The ministry presented these claims as part of its ongoing campaign, but independent verification was not available.
Why it matters
It shows Russia's ongoing effort to disrupt Ukrainian supply lines amid the war.
How this story developed
- Oct 3 Russian missile attacks damage Kyiv's Northern Bridge, halt east-west traffic
- Oct 7 A large‑scale missile and drone barrage hit Kyiv in the early hours.
- Oct 7 Two civilian deaths reported in Kyiv and simultaneous strikes hit other Ukrainian cities on Putin's birthday.
- Oct 7 Ukrainian air defenses reported downing 161 of the incoming missiles and drones.
- Oct 11 Power outages now affect additional neighborhoods in Kyiv.
- Oct 18 Ukrainian drones launched a large-scale attack on St. Petersburg early on Oct. 18, triggering multiple explosions and fires across the city.
- Oct 18 Authorities confirmed one fatality and five injuries resulting from the St. Petersburg raid.
- Oct 19 Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported that a Russian air strike on Kyiv resulted in one civilian death—a 21-year-old woman—and three injuries, also damaging a metro station on the city’s left bank. In parallel, President Vladimir Putin suggested holding a three-way summit with the United States and China to discuss a peace framework favorable to Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said talks are ongoing but no concrete agreement on the meeting has been reached.
- Oct 19 Putin has floated a US‑China‑Russia summit to discuss a peace framework.
- Oct 20 New civilian deaths and injuries were reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv and several other oblasts.
- Oct 22 Missile strikes hit Kyiv’s Pivdennyi Bridge and a monastery.
- Oct 23 A Russian drone struck a residential building in Zhytomyr Oblast on Oct. 22, leaving nine people wounded, two of them children.
- Oct 25 Ukraine launched drone raids on Russian petrochemical and rubber facilities.
- Oct 25 Russia signaled consent to resume three‑way negotiations after the latest strikes.
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