Cruise Missile Strike on Cargo Vessel, Odessa
Issued: 3 weeks, 1 day ago
| Date | Reference | Region | Category | Aggressors | Source |
| 2026-07-19 15:15:00 | CWD Notification 024- (Jul 26) | Europe | OSINT | Military | Open source |
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| Open-sources have reported that a Guinea Bissau-flagged cargo vessel was struck by three Russian cruise missiles whilst transiting off Odessa, Ukraine. Reports indicate that five crew members were killed in the attack, with five others reported missing. Eight crew members were evacuated to Odessa and transported to hospital for medical treatment. The missing crew members are reported to include Indian and Syrian nationals. The current status of the vessel has not been reported. UPDATE: Further articles and videos have been circulating online showing the vessel sinking six days after being targeted. A spokesperson for the Kremlin commented on the targeting of vessels, saying that the campaign was essential to interdict "vessels involved in transporting ammunition, weapons and so on for the purposes of the Kyiv regime. | |||||