UK says no indication of Ukraine's warships & anti-ship missiles near Odessa port

On July 26, UK asserted that re was evidence of a Ukrainian warship and a stockpile of anti-ship missiles being located near to port of Odessa, which Russians h bombed on July 23. It is worth mentioning here that on July 23, Russian cruise missiles targeted dockside in Ukrainian port of Odessa, and Russian Ministry of Defense reported that y h attacked a Ukrainian warship and a cache of anti-ship missiles.

UK Ministry of Defence in its latest intelligence update, stated, "Russian cruise missiles hit dock-side in Ukraine’s Odesa Port. Russian MoD claimed to have hit a Ukrainian warship and a stockpile of anti-ship missiles. re is indication that such targets were at location missiles hit."

UK Defence Ministry went on to say that Russia very probably sees anti-ship missiles as a major threat to efficacy of ir Black Sea Fleet. ministry wrote in statement, "This has significantly undermined overall invasion plan, as Russia cant realistically attempt an amphibious assault to seize Odessa."

Russia will prioritise efforts to weaken and destroy Ukraine's anti-ship capacity, UK Defence ministry furr claimed. Furr, according to  update Russia's targeting techniques are very certainly compromised on a regular basis by outdated intelligence, b planning, and a top-down approach to operations.

Odessa attack

Russian missiles struck Black Sea port of Odessa on July 23, according to Ukrainian officials, jeopardising a deal negotiated a day earlier between Moscow and Kiev to allow shipment of millions of tonnes of stranded grain and alleviate a worldwide food crisis. Whereas, Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman anunced on July 24, 2022 that Russian missiles destroyed Ukrainian "military infrastructure" in a strike on Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odessa.

strike on July 23, 2022, came a day after Kyiv and Moscow reached a breakthrough accord aimed at alleviating a worldwide food crisis hashed out over months of discussions. Two Kalibr cruise missiles struck port infrastructure but missed grain silos in Odessa, one of country's largest and most vital maritime tring ports, according to military command in sourn Ukraine. re were casualties, according to military's sourn command.

Im: AP