Shelters for Neptune launchers, dry cargo ship hit: strikes by Russian Armed Forces

Russian Politics & Diplomacy November 02, 11:13

Emergency power outages have been imposed in Kiev and the Kiev Region

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/. Overnight, Russian forces launched attacks against port infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian armed forces and seagoing vessels, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

According to the ministry, the strikes destroyed a shelter and storage facility for Neptune missile launchers in the Odessa Region.

In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying supplies for the Ukrainian armed forces was struck at sea south of Odessa.

TASS has put together the key details about the targets of the strikes.

Defense Ministry statement

- Overnight, the Russian Armed Forces continued striking port infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian armed forces with unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as seagoing vessels involved in transporting military cargo.

Targets hit

- According to the ministry, a shelter and storage facility for the launchers of Neptune anti-ship missile systems was hit near the Tuzly settlement in the Odessa Region.

- In addition, a dry cargo ship carrying supplies for the Ukrainian armed forces was struck in international waters 58 km south of Odessa.

- Geran attack drones hit an arms depot, a logistics center involved in the transportation of military cargo, a production building at the Ukrspetssvyaz plant, and an electric locomotive on a railway line.

- The ministry added that the destruction of strategic facilities substantially diminishes the Ukrainian armed forces’ ability to conduct combat operations.

- The ministry also published footage showing the Varyag unmanned systems brigade striking Ukrainian field fuel storage facilities in the Krasny Liman area.

Situation in Ukraine

- Emergency power outages have been imposed in Kiev and the Kiev Region, the Ukrainian energy holding company DTEK reported on its Telegram channel.

- The reason for the outages was not specified.

- Public electric transit in Kiev has been suspended because of a power failure in the grid, the municipal utility Kievpastrans reported on Telegram.

- Kiev's funicular service has also been suspended.

- Emergency scheduled power outages have been introduced in the Sumy Region in northern Ukraine, according to the Sumyoblenergo company.

- The outages were caused by damage to power infrastructure in the region.

- Emergency power outages remain in force in several regions of Ukraine due to the difficult situation in the power grid, Ukrenergo later reported on Telegram.

- The number of regions affected was not specified.

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