Skip to main content
Incidents (7 days):24— Show on the map
Flank.bgDEFENCESECURITYGEOPOLITICS

Infrastructure incidentUkraine

Russia reports strikes on energy sites, ports and two cargo ships in Ukraine

Overnight into 3 November, Russian forces struck energy facilities and port infrastructure in Ukraine, Russia’s Defence Ministry said. It also said two dry-cargo ships were hit "at the port of Yuzhny (Pivdennyi) and in the Black Sea", without saying which ship was where; Interfax reported the statement. Ukrainian officials confirm strikes on energy facilities, but not the hits on the ships.

ProbableUkraine — Odesa Region and other regions; Pivdennyi port and the Black Sea — exact position not publishedConcluded
Ukraine — Odesa Region and other regions; Pivdennyi port and the Black Sea — exact position not published. The map shows the area, not a point.

Affected ships

  • Two dry-cargo ships reportedly hit "at the port of Yuzhny (Pivdennyi) and in the Black Sea", according to Russia’s Defence Ministry; which ship was where, names and flags were not given. ×2

    Civilian · dry-cargo ship· may overlap with other unidentified vessels

    DamagedUnverified

    Acting side:
    Russia
    Claimed by:
    Russia’s Defence Ministry

    Sources:Интерфакс ↗

Sources6

We cite the source of every material fact. Unverified information is labelled as such.

Other incidents

Vessel history

Subscribe to the Flank.bg newsletter

The essentials on defence and security in Bulgaria, the region and the Black Sea, in your inbox once a week.

  • The week's news in brief
  • The weekly analysis and new OSINT pieces
  • Incidents in the Black Sea
Follow Flank on Telegram too (in Bulgarian)

Just the newsletter, no ads. Unsubscribe at any time.

Newsletter

What matters in security — once a week

Just the newsletter, no ads. Unsubscribe at any time.