Source : BRICS NEWS
MOSCOW November 10, 2026 — Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday that its forces had struck a cargo ship carrying weapons and military equipment for Ukraine’s armed forces in the Black Sea, about seven kilometres south-west of the port city of Odesa.
“Today, in the afternoon, as a result of strikes, a cargo-type vessel carrying weapons and military equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit in the Black Sea, 7 km southwest of Odesa,” the ministry said, according to the Russian news agency RIA Novosti.
The ministry did not name the vessel, say what flag it was flying or give any details of casualties or damage. Ukraine did not immediately comment, and the claim could not be independently verified.
The ministry said Russian forces were continuing drone strikes on energy infrastructure, logistics centres and ships being used in the interests of the Ukrainian armed forces.
Third ship strike claim in days
The announcement was the latest in a series of Russian claims of attacks on shipping near Ukraine’s southern ports. Earlier on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency, cited by Reuters, reported that the defence ministry said its forces had hit a cargo vessel and a tanker in the Black Sea, and another cargo vessel east of Odesa.
On Sunday, November 8, Russia said overnight strikes had hit three cargo vessels carrying military goods for Ukraine, Reuters reported. The ministry said it had struck a container ship delivering weapons to Odesa, a second container ship in the nearby port of Chornomorsk carrying dual-use cargo, and a dry cargo ship south-west of Odesa.
The state news agency TASS reported the ministry’s statement that forces had hit “a container ship carrying properties and dual-use cargoes to Ukraine” in Chornomorsk and “a dry cargo vessel with weapons and military cargoes for the Ukrainian army” in the Black Sea. Reuters said at the time that it could not verify the claims and that there was no immediate comment from Ukraine.
The Uzbek outlet tafs.uz noted that all information about the strikes and the nature of the cargo had come only from the Russian side, with no independent confirmation, no response from Ukraine and no details on casualties or the state of the vessels.
Strikes on power infrastructure
Russia has also kept up strikes on Ukrainian power infrastructure. Prensa Latina reported that Russia’s defence ministry said electrical substations in the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsia and Dnipropetrovsk regions were hit during operations at the weekend.
Odesa and the nearby ports of Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi are Ukraine’s main outlets to the sea and handle much of the country’s grain and other exports. Ships using them have come under repeated attack during the war.
The ministry gave no information on the ship’s name, owner, flag or destination beyond its location south-west of Odesa. Life News Agency will update this story if Ukrainian authorities or the ship’s operator comment on the reported strike.
The claim was first shared on X by BRICS News. Life News Agency confirmed the defence ministry’s statement through RIA Novosti, Interfax via Reuters, TASS and tafs.uz.
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