Ukrainian warship, Harpoon missiles depot hit in Odesa strikes, says Russia

By Ali Cura

MOSCOW (AA) – Russia on Sunday said it destroyed a Ukrainian warship and Harpoon anti-ship missiles supplied by the US in the Ukrainian port of Odesa.

High-precision and long-range sea-based missiles destroyed a Ukrainian military ship and a depot of Harpoon anti-ship missiles delivered to Kyiv by the US, said a Defense Ministry statement.

“The list of neutralized targets also includes the production facilities of an entity specialized in repairing and modernizing the fleet of Ukrainian Navy,” it said.

Russian planes destroyed weapons and ammunition depots of the Ukrainian military in the Mykolaiv region, the statement said, adding that two units of the Ukrainian army and two US-made M777 howitzers were destroyed in the Donetsk region.

“In total, 260 airplanes and 144 helicopters, 1,605 unmanned aerial vehicles, 357 air defense missile systems, 4,156 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 763 combat vehicles equipped with multiple rocket launchers, 3,196 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 4,457 units of special military equipment have been destroyed,” the statement said.​​​​​​​