Russian Forces Strike Military Cargo Ships and Equipment Trains in Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry reports strikes on three dry cargo ships in the Black Sea and a military train in the Dnepropetrovsk Region.
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Russian forces struck three dry cargo ships carrying military cargo in the Black Sea and a military train in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, alongside UAV control posts in Donetsk and Kharkov, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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Why It Matters
Russian forces continue military operations targeting Ukrainian supply routes, naval transport, and command infrastructure.
MOSCOW, August 7. /TASS/. Russian forces delivered strikes on three dry cargo ships carrying military cargo in the Black Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
Also, a Geran attack drone and an Iskander tactical missile hit a train with military cargo for the Ukrainian army near the settlement of Vishnyovoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region.
In addition, the Russian Aerospace Forces hit Ukrainian UAV control posts by FAB high-explosive precision-guided bombs in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Kharkov Region.
A Geran drone destroyed a locomotive of the Ukrainian military train in the Kharkov Region.
TASS has put together key facts about the results of the strikes.
Strikes on ships with military cargo
- During the evening of August 6 and the morning of August 7, the Russian Armed Forces continued delivering strikes on sea vessels involved in the Ukrainian army’s supplies, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.
- The strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles hit three dry cargo ships carrying military cargo in the Black Sea, the ministry said.
Destruction of train with military equipment in Dnepropetrovsk Region
- Russian forces delivered a strike by a Geran unmanned aerial vehicle and an Iskander tactical missile, destroying a train with military equipment for the Ukrainian army near the settlement of Vishnyovoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, the ministry reported.
- At first, a Geran UAV delivered a strike on the locomotive, completely immobilizing the train with military equipment. After that, the military train was hit by an Iskander operational-tactical missile, the ministry specified.
- Live-recording images obtained from a reconnaissance UAV showed that the designated targets had been successfully destroyed, it said.
Strikes on Ukrainian UAV control posts in DPR and Kharkov Region
- Russia’s Aerospace Forces delivered strikes by FAB-500 high-explosive precision-guided bombs, hitting UAV control posts of the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Kharkov Region, the ministry reported.
- Russia’s Aerospace Forces continue delivering strikes on Ukrainian army positions to support the Russian battlegroups in the special military operation area. It said.
- Live-recording images uploaded by the Russian Defense Ministry showed the results of the strikes by the crews of Su-34 multirole fighter-bombers of the Aerospace Forces.
- The strikes by FAB-500 aerial bombs equipped with the unified glide/adjustment module hit UAV control posts of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 4th and 15th operational brigades uncovered by Russian reconnaissance squads in the settlement of Dobropolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the ministry reported.
- Also, four FAB-500 aerial bombs with the unified glide/adjustment module hit an UAV control post of the Ukrainian army’s 105th territorial defense brigade in the settlement of Bratenitsa in the Kharkov Region, it specified.
Destruction of Ukrainian army's railway locomotive in Kharkov Region
- A Geran attack UAV destroyed a railway locomotive of the Ukrainian army in the settlement of Lozovaya in the Kharkov Region, the ministry reported, uploading a video of the strike.
Open Questions
- What was the extent of the damage to the dry cargo ships?
- Were there any casualties reported from the train and ship strikes?
