
On July 18, Russian troops struck Odesa, resulting in injuries.
According to the head of the city military administration, Serhiy Lysak, the attack damaged infrastructure in the city, and three people were injured, Lysak said.
According to the head of the Odesa regional military administration, Oleg Kiper, Russia also struck a massive blow to the region’s port infrastructure. A foreign merchant ship flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda was attacked in the Black Sea, killing one person and injuring three others. Buildings, tanks and warehouses were destroyed.
During the liquidation of the consequences of the shelling, the Russians struck again, damaging special rescue equipment. No personnel were injured.
Four crew members were injured in a strike on port infrastructure at night, which damaged a foreign civilian ship flying the Marshall Islands flag.