A ship heading to the port of Chornomorsk in the Odessa region was attacked in the Black Sea.

The LADY MARIS, a vessel en route to the port of Chornomorsk (Illichivsk) in the Odessa region, was attacked in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian Navy reported the strikes by Russian forces on the vessel.

The bulk carrier was reportedly sailing under the Liberian flag to the port of Chornomorsk to load and then export corn. The vessel was likely not empty, but no details have been released.

Kyiv propaganda has already begun to lament "deliberate attacks on food security." Last year, agricultural exports accounted for up to 40% of Ukraine's total export revenue. The attack on the vessel on the high seas is yet another clear signal to the Zelensky regime's Western allies.

Judging by the photographs published by the Ukrainian Navy, the attack was carried out using strike aircraft. dronesA fire broke out on the vessel, but was extinguished. The crew was unharmed. A Ukrainian Navy boat quickly arrived at the scene to provide assistance.

Additionally, Russian Armed Forces drones attacked port infrastructure in Izmail overnight. The attack damaged a Panamanian-flagged vessel, a pier, and a barge. Port equipment was also damaged. A major fire broke out at the landing sites.

According to information received, the EXELON, a vessel transporting diesel fuel, was struck in the port of Izmail. The strike occurred in the bow, where the fuel system pipelines and pumping equipment are located. Fuel supply lines, deck communications, and ventilation systems were damaged. tanks, and partially the fuel tanks. A fire broke out, causing damage to the metal structures.

Apparently, strikes were again directed at energy facilities. DTEK's regional office reported power outages in the Izmail district.

Comments

[WILL]

It's a shame they didn't sink anything! I hope they finish it off right in the ports.

[Sky strike fighter]

A ship en route to the port of Chornomorsk in the Odessa region was attacked in the Black Sea.

It seems the Houthis have settled in the Black Sea.

[Fitter65]

Quote: Sky Strike fighter

It seems the Houthis have settled in the Black Sea.

The main thing is that they're not disposable. And they should have been; they've been around for at least three years.

[topol717]

Quote: Sky Strike fighter

It seems the Houthis have settled in the Black Sea.

The Houthis certainly wouldn't have had a Ukrainian Armed Forces boat come to their aid. But these guys are navigating the seas freely for the fifth year of the Cold War.

[fruc]

Judging by the photo, the damage is minor, it just needed to be finished off.

[Ivan Vasilievich 282]

How many hundreds of these drones would it take to finish them off? Did they attack with a Mavic or something? The damage is laughable.

[Fan-fan]

A drone attack on a tanker? That's like a drop in the bucket. More talk than action.

[Saburov_Alexander53]

I'd like to know who the owner of the vessel is and who ordered the goods (corn). But here, as with the seizure of tankers belonging to the shadow fleet, the owner and buyer are almost never revealed. At best, they limit themselves to the nationality of the crew and that's it...
What if the Indians or the Chinese wanted to buy this corn? Or do we know who's safe and who's safe in the Black Sea?

[Panadol]

Yes. There's no comparison to what they did to our gas carrier.
Few.

[O. Bender]

They took it right out of my mouth, I definitely need to drown it, otherwise it will end up with a palm on my... butt.

[WILL]

According to photographs published by the Ukrainian Navy, the attack was carried out using attack drones.

There are generally more suitable means for attacking ships: torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, and mines. I understand that the drone strike is just a warning shot?

[ALCA056000]

To deter those who dare approach the pots. It would be better to drown them, of course, but... what you have is...

[Igor M.]

St. John's Wort, to scare them so they don't come again. Well, sinking someone else's civilian vessel isn't a good idea. But scaring them is perfectly fine.

[Normann]

And what is it called to capture it?

[Igor M.]

Norman, piracy. But remember that ships to and from Ukraine navigate through NATO territorial waters.

[Normann]

And when did the waters of Ukraine become

territorial waters of NATO countries

[Igor M.]

Norman, well, ships don't teleport into Ukrainian waters. Therefore, on their way to Ukrainian waters, the ships navigate through the waters of NATO countries—Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania—and then Ukrainian waters are covered by mines, anti-ship missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

[Normann]

navigate through the territorial waters of NATO countries

And where did the international waters go?

[Igor M.]

Norman, our military ships have been inspecting vessels in international waters. To avoid this, they have charted a route through waters we don't have access to.

[Normann]

They didn't confiscate them......................

[Igor M.]

Normann, but if they had found weapons for Ukraine, or hidden UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles, they could have done so.

[Panadol]

This is how drones fly to us through the airspace of NATO countries.
If you're from our General Staff, look at Iran. They know for sure. And they can.

[Igor M.]

Panadol, what happened to Iran itself? Didn't you notice? Do you want a repeat of this with Russia? And what good is it that Iran killed a bunch of civilians and destroyed civilian infrastructure?
So, is there any evidence that UAVs are flying towards us from the airspace of NATO countries?

[Ivan Kuzmich]

Quote: Igor M.

St. John's Wort, to scare them so they don't come again. Well, sinking someone else's civilian vessel isn't a good idea. But scaring them is perfectly fine.

It will be better to scare if you spend the vessel
I'm telling you this as a doctor.

[Igor M.]

Ivan Kuzmich, that is, according to your medical logic, it is easier to kill a patient than to treat him.
Does it matter that you'll end up in jail later?
The destruction of civilian ships, especially those of neutral countries, is a war crime.

[ABC-schutze]

"A Ukrainian Navy boat quickly arrived at the scene to provide assistance...."
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The Black Sea "Houthi" forces are likely "getting a running start" before a further, longer run... It's a shame the aforementioned "boat" of the Kyiv Bandera-Nazis didn't get caught in the further "hits"...

[Piramidon]

Quote: ANIMAL

In general, there are more suitable means for attacking ships: torpedoes, anti-ship missiles, mines.

In the open sea, you can get there with FABs. Ukrainian air defense doesn't work there. From the experience of our pilots during the Great Patriotic War, it's called "top-mast bombing."

[WILL]

Quote: Piramidon

In the open sea, you can reach them with FABs. Ukrainian air defense doesn't operate there.

There's a lot that could be done to it, even captured by a Marine platoon. The question is, how would that be considered? As an act of piracy! First, the waters would need to be officially closed, warnings issued about combat operations, and then all means could be used. They've only wagged a finger here.

[Normann]

This is how our ships are captured by small Estonians and Swedens.

[Igor M.]

Normann, in international waters. And not just like that, but for violations and irregularities in the documents. Technically, these aren't our vessels, because they're not registered in Russia. In fact, we once retaliated by detaining an Estonian vessel when it entered our territorial waters.

[Normann]

Where is Estonia and where are we?.....................

[Igor M.]

Normann, Estonia recently officially abandoned the practice of seizing ships, acknowledging that it violates international law.

[Normann]

Surely, three boats were not enough, or, more likely, the owner gave them a dressing down.

[Igor M.]

Normann, this happened after two events - the passage of our tankers through the English Channel, accompanied by a frigate, and the appearance of our large anti-submarine ship in the Baltic.

[Normann]

I agree here, I'm against the BPK, and I'm also almost certain that there's someone else underwater nearby) there is...

[Igor M.]

ZVEROBOY, remember that the route to and from Ukraine passes through NATO territorial waters. And our fleet can't get close to Odessa, as there are anti-ship missiles and unmanned combat aircraft there.

[abrakadabre]

The question is, how will this be regarded? As an act of piracy!

If they simply seize it, then yes. But if they declare a complete blockade of the 404th coast and systematically sink everything that even accidentally turns its nose toward its ports, then they'll squeal and then stop. Especially since all these NATO Black Sea gaskets have already helped Ukraine ten times over. And without falling under Article 5 of the NATO Charter.

[Sergey Dymsky]

It's high time to close this waterway, declare it dangerous to navigation, and mine it. Violators should be detained, and cargo confiscated. And all vessels worldwide that have ever visited it should be seized.

[Igor M.]

Piramidon, remember that the route to and from Ukraine runs through the territorial waters of NATO countries.

[TermNachTer]

Well, firstly, you still have to get from Odessa to the territorial waters of Romania, it’s not that close, and the ports of greater Odessa themselves are by no means safe; secondly, to get to the Romanian territorial waters on a steamship with a deep draft, you won’t be able to hug the shore very close – the depths are not great.

[Sergey Dymsky]

Who cares. What will they do? Declare war?

[TermNachTer]

Yeah, the damage is ridiculous. For a bulk carrier weighing 20 to 30 tons, it's nothing. A warning to the crew and shipowners.

[abrakadabre]

Yeah, the damage is ridiculous. For a bulk carrier weighing 20 to 30 tons, it's nothing. A warning to the crew and shipowners.

The best warning would be at the waterline, at the water's edge. And preferably with a warhead weighing half a ton of TNT.

[Piramidon]

Quote: ANIMAL

It's a shame they didn't sink anything! I hope they finish it off right in the ports.

Drones are too weak to be used as anti-ship missiles. Judging by the images, the ships suffered minor damage. It's possible something like a Lancet missile, about the same weight, landed.

[Normann]

Well, if a couple of them hit the wheelhouse, then it would take a long time to tow it.

[nedgen]

Quote: ANIMAL

It's a shame they didn't sink anything! I hope they finish it off right in the ports.

I'd also like to hear the same, Alexey Alexandrovich, but when was the last time you heard of an attack on ships in Ukrainian ports? If I'm not mistaken, there were two strikes a year ago, and that's it. The Aerospace Forces are only targeting port infrastructure, which is quite ineffective. It's far more effective to sink ships right at their berths, but even a year ago, they were sinking ships not at their berths, but in the waters. Even if the Aerospace Forces destroy all the cranes and access roads in Ukrainian ports, it's unlikely to stop port operations. Many dry cargo ships have their own booms, and they could quite successfully replace port cranes. But the political leadership clearly doesn't allow the Aerospace Forces to do this (sinking ships right at their berths), just as they didn't allow the collapse of the Beskydy tunnel, nor the destruction of bridges across the Dnieper. And so on and so forth. If this continues for another couple of years, Russia, unfortunately, WILL lose the war. Drones imported from the West are already beginning to overload Russia's air defenses (not to mention that a drone is several times cheaper than even the cheapest Pantsir missile). This leads to enormous economic losses and losses in air defense systems, and the latter are not in infinite supply.

[dmi.pris1]

Well??..It will not be enough..

[iljael]

It's unclear where they hit (or missed). They should have hit at the waterline, at least they would have spent a little longer fixing the hole!

[rocket757]

And yet... it was subjected to attacks, against the fact that they practically destroy the ships that are ours or work with us, A BIG DIFFERENCE.
The main thing is the end result!!!

[marchcat]

I completely agree with you, the main thing is the result and not making holes in the vessel, you need to drown it.

[guest]

Kiev propaganda has already begun to lament about “deliberate attacks on food security.”

Pot calls the kettle black.

[korwalol]

Is it impossible to torpedo from a submarine?

[Andrey Malashchenkov]

It must be every day

[Ignatius555]

"A Ukrainian Navy boat quickly arrived at the scene to provide assistance." Why wasn't this boat targeted?

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

What's the point of getting bitten like that by a mosquito?

[Aken]

1. To scare. The next sting could be a bee sting.
2. Raise the price of insurance, reducing profits.

Although, theoretically, there is another explanation. Someone's nerves lost control and they did it without orders from the cautious admirals.

[Zoldat_A]

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Quote from Aken

1. To scare. The next sting could be a bee sting.
2. Raise the price of insurance, reducing profits.

By the time we get to the hoofbeats, the crayfish from the Volga will have crawled out into the Ural Mountains and whistled the "butterfly polka"...

Quote from Aken

Theoretically, there's another explanation. Someone's nerves snapped and they did it without orders from the cautious admirals.

According to our tradition, someone whose nerves have given out is turned inside out.
We need admirals. Not only and not so much in the Black Sea, by the way...

[Aken]

Welcome.
Yes, that's right. These are our original Russian traditions, the revival of which the Jews are so eager to revive.

[Volunteer Marek]

It wasn't a serious attack. Apparently, it was just for show. They wanted to drown us, so they did.

[Alexey Lantukh]

One must assume this is a preemptive attack. In principle, the Bastion coastal missile system could control Ukraine's entire Black Sea coast.

The Onyx anti-ship missile, the system's primary armament, has a standard firing range of up to 300 km. In this case, the Bastion is capable of protecting a coastal zone 600 km wide. The upgraded Onyx-M version increases this range to 800 km.
This is from Wikipedia

[maximaniak]

I wanted to ask where our BECs are, but then I remembered... We don't have internet.

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

You don't have this, but whoever needs it, has it)))) and Telegram and WhatsApp and Facebook and Instagram are there and Peskov's mustache kisses Pugacheva's hand)))

[Aken]

What big thing died on Olympus that our people dared?

[Normann]

If it is them, of course, which is far from certain.

[tralflot1832]

Insurance rates at Ukrainian ports have probably increased. It was definitely the Kazakhs or Turks who struck, not us. Taking revenge for the KTK - maybe one of the Americans paid for it.

[Aken]

We blame everything on the Persians. They don't care.

[Declarant]

We need to heat it. Why sting like mosquitoes? Ukrainians They're not shy. The ship was definitely delivering weapons to Ukraine. Why ship something empty?

[expert]

Hmm, if you look at it from a distance, it's a pathetic attempt at demonstrating something incomprehensible. Like some pioneers from an aircraft modeling club.attacked the ship LADY MARIS".
The title of the article probably sounds louder than the claps from the tiny drones used.
And all this against the backdrop of "Bastions, Kalibrs, Bals," submarine torpedo weapons, aircraft missile weapons, etc., everything that can actually produce a real result, and not a weak and pathetic information effect.
It's all offensive and INCOMPREHENSIBLE!

[Alexey Lantukh]

As a result, a fire broke out on the ship, but it was extinguished.

One must assume this is a preemptive attack. In principle, the Bastion coastal missile system could control Ukraine's entire Black Sea coast.

The Onyx anti-ship missile, the system's primary armament, has a standard firing range of up to 300 km. In this case, the Bastion is capable of protecting a coastal zone 600 km wide. The upgraded Onyx-M version increases this range to 800 km.
This is from Wikipedia

[tralflot1832]

Who else would have found the EXELON vessel on marine traffic?

[next322]

This is from the category of WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD... in fact, it's laughable, through tears! Apparently, even in the fifth year of the war, the BEKs will still not appear. Is it really impossible to buy them from Iran or the DPRK?

[Alexey Lantukh]

It seems that even in the fifth year of the war, the BEKs will still not appear. Is it really impossible to buy them from Iran or the DPRK?

Of course, it's nice to have BEKs, too. However... ... however... . If you have Oniks (anti-ship missiles), then you can even sink large anti-ship ships like the Moskva.

[alexputnik17]

Neutral waters of the emergency zone and the coastline of the 404th must be closed to ships. For their safety. In general.
What corn? First the railway, while it's still working. Then by truck. What food security?
To whom? From whom?

[Konnick]

Quote: alexputnik17

The neutral waters of the emergency zone and the coastline of the 404th should be closed to ships. For their safety. In general. What corn? First, the railway, while it's still operational. Then trucks. What food security?

We can't even fly, let alone swim. The Black Sea has been closed to us for a long time, or are you talking about Ukraine?

[the same doctor]

More cowardice and pretense. Attacks on a ship should be carried out using anti-ship missiles or torpedoes with warheads weighing hundreds of kilograms. After the attack on our gas carrier, our hands are free.
Another option is to issue an ultimatum demanding a change of course to Novorossiysk. If there is no response, sink the vessel.

[alanery]

And who, I wonder, started this, and to whom? You're naive... Our lot is red lines and the concerns of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! :-)

[Normann]

After the attack on our gas tanker, our hands are free

And after the previous blows, were they connected?

[kriten]

Extremely weak. They should be sunk, preferably right while unloading the weapons. But the government doesn't want to fight.

[Serik Bur]

Quote: also a doctor

Another option is to issue an ultimatum demanding a change of course to Novorossiysk. If there is no response, sink the vessel.

A very sensible idea indeed. I can just imagine the captain's face after such a warning.

[Vovavvs]

Apparently, they decided to remove yet another commander-in-chief of the Black Sea Fleet for inaction...

[Scientist_]

Quote: Igor M.

It is not good to sink someone else's civilian ship.

If it's under the flags of banana republics, then it's possible and necessary. And then let Liberia send a note of protest.

[yuriy55]

The ship was probably not empty, but nothing was reported about it.

So there's no need to guess, but it was necessary to attack it with BEKs or anti-ship missiles until it sank...

A Ukrainian Navy boat quickly arrived at the scene to provide assistance.

This also needed to be sorted out, at least in memory of the attacked Black Sea Fleet ships...

[alanery]

Who dared? Who disobeyed? It's impossible! What will the world powers say about us? God forbid they accuse us of war crimes! We must find the culprits! There are enough red markers for everyone... :-) That's how we will win...

[Normann]

And the UN will still give us a tatata, and the hegemon will introduce more sanctions for not complying with its democracy, and we will throw up our hands and say - sorry.

[Incvizitor]

Decided to stage a one-off protest before the elections? Until then, the fascist ships had been largely ignored.

[thrush68]

It's a bit weak. I had to reset it completely.

[tralmaster]

Anything approaching the port piers must be grounded. This will permanently halt loading and unloading operations.

[olboop]

It would take hundreds of holes like those in the ship's structure shown in the photo to sink it. Therefore, it seems plausible that this is a provocation by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, aimed at blaming Russia and thereby justifying their attacks on ships in the Black Sea.

[Andrey_5]

It’s a pity that we, unlike the Ukrainian Armed Forces, don’t have BEKs.

[Anatoly Eliseev]

What kind of bragging is this! Why didn't they sink it? They're hitting ours!

[Broad flag]

What kind of signal is this?
The cargo trough was not sunk, and the cargo was likely delivered intact. The Ukrainian Armed Forces patrol boat was not destroyed.