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Russia targets Danube port after one of Ukraine’s largest aerial attacks of the war

First publishedAug 17, 09:46 UTC
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Russia launched an attack overnight targeting Ukraine's port infrastructure in the southern region of Odesa, authorities said Monday, after one of Ukraine's largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes in the Izmail district resulted in a civilian Togo-flagged vessel being damaged, with four people injured, according to Oleh Kiper, governor of southern Ukraine's Odesa region.

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Russia launched an attack overnight targeting Ukraine's port infrastructure in the southern region of Odesa, authorities said Monday, after one of Ukraine's largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes in the Izmail district resulted in a civilian Togo-flagged vessel being damaged, with four people injured, according to Oleh Kiper, governor of southern Ukraine's Odesa region. Izmail, which is situated close to the Romanian border, is home to Ukraine's largest port on the drought-stricken Danube River and plays a key role in the country's trade and transport network. Russia's Defense Ministry said it had also targeted military targets in the port, which it described as a "berthing terminal" for military cargo, hangars housing Western military equipment and depots for naval drones, according to Reuters.

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Russia launched an attack overnight targeting Ukraine's port infrastructure in the southern region of Odesa, authorities said Monday, after one of Ukraine's largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes in the Izmail district resulted in a civilian Togo-flagged vessel being damaged, with four people injured, according to Oleh Kiper, governor of southern Ukraine's Odesa region.
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