The Russians attacked the ports of Odesa Region with drones
16.08.2023 - 09:10
On the night of August 16, Russian troops attacked the port infrastructure of Odesa region with Shahed-136/131 type UAVs.
All 13 drones were shot down by air defense forces, the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported.
“The launches of “Shakheds” took place in several waves from the south-eastern direction (Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Chauda). The forces and means of the Air Force in cooperation with the anti-aircraft defense of the Defense Forces of Ukraine destroyed 13 enemy UAVs within the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions,” the message reads.
As noted by the Odesa regional state administration, the main goal is the port and grain infrastructure in the south of the region.
As a result of enemy strikes on one of the Danube ports, warehouses and granaries were damaged. Fires that occurred were extinguished promptly.
Photo: OC “Pivden”.
