Russia says it struck five vessels in Ukraine's Black Sea ports


MOSCOW, Aug ⁠25 (Reuters) - The Russian ⁠Defence Ministry said ‌on Tuesday that its forces had struck three cargo ​vessels carrying supplies ⁠for the ⁠Ukrainian military and a ⁠tanker ‌at the Black Sea ⁠port of Pivdennyi.

The ministry also ​said ‌it had hit another ⁠cargo ​vessel in the nearby port of ⁠Odesa, as well as ​port infrastructure in Pivdennyi and Odesa and fuel ⁠storage facilities at the port of Chornomorsk.

Reuters could not independently verify ​the ⁠ministry's claims.

(Reporting by Reuters; ​Writing by ‌Lucy Papachristou; editing ​by Vladimir Soldatkin and Gareth Jones)

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