drone boat bases destroyed – Kommersant

The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the morning of July 23 informedthat the armed forces launched a missile attack on the places of production and training of drone boats in the Odessa region.

“Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with sea and air-based long-range precision weapons at facilities where terrorist acts against the Russian Federation were being prepared using unmanned boats, as well as at places where they were manufactured near the city of Odessa,” the report says.

According to the agency, there were foreign mercenaries at the affected facilities, and all targets planned for the strike were destroyed.

Earlier today, on July 23, the operational command “South” of the armed forces of Ukraine reported that at night Russian troops attacked Odessa with at least five missiles. The air defense forces shot down 14 missiles, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said in a statement.

In the message of the Ukrainian side it was reported that the strikes were carried out on the port infrastructure, six residential buildings were damaged. In addition, the report of the Armed Forces of Ukraine states that the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was damaged by blows, and at least two monuments were damaged.

According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the death of one person was confirmed, 19 people were injured, including four children.

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