Russian Ministry of Defense: Targeting a Facility and Military Ship in Odesa, Destroying Ukrainian Aircraft in Several Regions

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated today, Monday, via the Telegram application that the army launched an attack on a military facility in the Odesa region of Ukraine.

According to the Ministry of Defense statement, the attack targeted a cargo ship used for military purposes located 58 kilometers south of the coastal city of Odesa overlooking the Black Sea.

A local official in Odesa said in a separate post on Telegram that a Russian attack resulted in four people being injured.

Russian media also announced this Monday morning the destruction of 50 Ukrainian drones, following a night that saw electronic warnings issued regarding attacks in both Russia and Ukraine.

The Russian news agency TASS reported the destruction of 20 drones during the night over the city of Voronezh and 8 districts within the region.

Later, the agency quoted the governor of Rostov Oblast as saying that more than 30 drones were destroyed in the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky and 6 other areas belonging to the oblast.

Earlier, TASS reported that air defense systems were activated against an attack by Ukrainian forces on Samara Oblast, located approximately 850 to 1,000 kilometers southeast of Moscow.

Yesterday, Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its forces intercepted and destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones in the airspace of Russian regions within 12 hours.