Russian Defense Ministry: Russian Army Strikes Ukrainian Ports and Oil and Gas Facilities
According to a report from Xinhua News Agency in Moscow on July 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that on the same day, the Russian military struck several port facilities in Ukraine, two cargo ships, and oil and gas processing and storage facilities, and shot down more than 600 Ukrainian drones.
The battle report released by the Russian Ministry of Defense indicated that on July 19, the Russian military destroyed a warehouse at the Yuzhne Port in the southern Ukrainian region of Odesa, which stored military equipment provided by Western countries; conducted airstrikes on several drone factories at Odesa Port and a parking area for fuel tankers, and targeted five oil storage tanks in the northeastern part of the port. In addition, the Russian military also struck two cargo ships in the Black Sea waters.
The battle report stated that on the same day, the Russian military also destroyed an oil and gas processing plant and a natural gas processing plant in Ukraine, and shot down multiple incoming missiles and 678 fixed-wing drones of the Ukrainian military.
Russian forces conducted airstrikes on July 19, targeting multiple Ukrainian port facilities in Yuzhne, Odesa Oblast, and striking two cargo ships in the Black Sea. They also destroyed an oil processing plant and a gas processing plant, while shooting down over 600 Ukrainian drones. The strikes included attacks on warehouses containing Western-supplied military equipment.
- Russian forces struck multiple Ukrainian port facilities on July 19.
- Two cargo ships were targeted in the Black Sea.
- Over 600 Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russian forces.
- An oil processing plant and a gas processing plant in Ukraine were destroyed.
- Western-supplied military equipment was stored in a warehouse in Yuzhne.