Russia unleashed a missile strike to 'sink' a cargo ship amid an unconfirmed claim it was carrying British weapons for use by Ukraine.
Two Iskander-M ballistic missiles hit the Panama-flagged container ship MSC LEVANTE F - reportedly Swiss-owned - soon after it arrived in Odesa on March 1, after making a stop in Turkey.
The report of the attack comes as
British prime minister Sir
Keir Starmer today hosts Volodymyr
Zelensky and other European leaders to discuss the future of the wartorn nation following the Ukrainian president's televised spat with US president
Donald Trump and Vice President
J.D. Vance.
Russian Telegram war channel Talipov Online said: 'It was established that in Turkey the ship loaded additional containers of two colours on board - red and yellow - which contained British sea drones and weapons from the Turkish
NATO base.
'Upon arrival at the port of Odesa, the ship was hit by two missiles at berth number two at 18:00.
'After the strike detonations began, the cargo was completely destroyed, the ship sank.'
So, secondary explosions after the strike.
Meh, if you don't want your ships sunk, don't put weapons on them and send them to a war zone.
If it was carrying weapons, I'd say it was a legit target. That precedent was set in WW1 and has been solidified ever since.
Interesting that it was sunk at the port. Trying to create a hazard to navigation or block access to a pier/dock in addition to destroying the cargo?
Of course, a stationary target is easier to hit.