Russia strikes Odesa-bound vessel, downs over 1,000 drones-Xinhua

Russia strikes Odesa-bound vessel, downs over 1,000 drones

Source: Xinhua| 2026-11-13 23:39:00|Editor: huaxia

MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Russian forces struck a dry cargo ship carrying weapons and military equipment for the Ukrainian army in the Black Sea southwest of Ukraine's port city of Odesa overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday morning.

Strike drone operators downed Ukrainian hexacopters in the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk area in eastern Ukraine, and air defense units intercepted and destroyed 1,198 Ukrainian drones over multiple regions, it said. ■

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