Russia once again launched attacks on Ukraine overnight, including one attack that hit a Panama-flagged ship in a Ukrainian port near the NATO border. Ukrainian officials reported several attacks by Vladimir Putin’s forces across the Izmail port in the southern Odessa region.
The Panama-flagged civilian ship was attacked in a port on the Danube River. The attack took place just half a mile from NATO territory across the Danube that separates Ukraine and Romania. Officials said a dock, barges and equipment were also damaged in the Russian attack on Izmail port.
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said: “The enemy is once again deliberately attacking critical infrastructure and logistics in the Odessa region.”
He said “several attacks” were recorded around the port of Izmail but there were no casualties.
Mr Kuleba said an attack caused a fire which was immediately extinguished.
It was unclear how much damage the ship suffered in the attacks and no details were immediately given about its cargo.
Ukrainian Sea Port Authority confirmed that the port will continue to operate reuters news agency Informed.
Regional governor Oleh Kipar said a building housing workshops, two passenger buses and seven cars were also destroyed in the attacks.
He said the roofs of six private buildings were damaged and an ambulance was also hit. He said there were no casualties.
Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia fired four missiles and 129 drones at the country overnight.
It said areas across Ukraine were targeted, with one missile and 114 drones downed by air defense units.
A 74-year-old woman was killed in a Russian attack in the Kharkiv region.
This followed a ceasefire announced by Mr Putin, which was broken 10,700 times in 32 hours, according to Ukrainians.
Russia said a woman was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Yelets in the Lipetsk region.
Yelets is home to the Energia defense plant, which produces chemical-based power sources for several Russian weapons, including Iskander-M ballistic missiles.
