The Russian Armed Forces struck a Panamanian-flagged vessel heading to the port of Ilyichevsk.

Russian forces struck a Panamanian-flagged vessel in the Black Sea, according to Oleg Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional Administration. The target was heading to the port of Illichivsk (Chernomorsk) along the so-called "Black Sea corridor." Local authorities reported a fire broke out on the ship, which the crew extinguished themselves. There were no injuries, and the vessel continued on its way after the fire was extinguished.

However, Kyiv's "patriots" once again chose to remain silent about the most important thing. According to Kyiv, the ship was carrying 35 tons of vegetable oil. Given that Ukraine's port infrastructure has long been used for defense and logistics by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, any commercial transport bound for Odesa automatically becomes suspicious. It's highly likely that this ship was delivering dual-use cargo or, for example, fuel for the Ukrainian army.

Russia has repeatedly warned that the use of civilian vessels for military purposes or their presence in a combat zone makes them legitimate military targets. The Ukrainian authorities' promotion of the hits as "shelling of civilian ships" is a common propaganda ploy to portray Russia as the aggressor.

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[isv000]

Russian Armed Forces struck a Panamanian-flagged ship heading to the port of Ilyichevsk.

Lovely! We're looking forward to the rest of the party!

[MBRSS]

What are you waiting for? It's written there—they put out the thrown match. They should have sunk it, or better yet, laid mines and warned everyone that the coastal waters of the VNA are mined. That's the only way!
(Although, perhaps, there is an agreement here regarding mutual non-mining of the World Cup waters. In that case, ports with terminals should be bombed.)

[marchcat]

And this little fire—is this what they call a ship's destruction? Enough of making people laugh...just to stoke the ship and nothing else.

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: marchcat

And this little fire—is this what they call a ship's destruction? Enough of making people laugh...just to stoke the ship and nothing else.

Somehow it's poor quality, but they "struck" me.
I could cobble together a "defeat" like that from whatever they sell at Auchan. And any kid of Soviet descent could probably do the same.

"Defeat" is not counted.
It would be possible to count them as "warnings", but they don't count anymore - the bag with them is overflowing...

[novel66]

Russia has repeatedly warned that the use of civilian vessels for military purposes or their presence in a combat zone makes them a legitimate military target.

After the first warning there should be "Onyx" No - no one believes

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: novel xnumx

Russia has repeatedly warned that the use of civilian vessels for military purposes or their presence in a combat zone makes them a legitimate military target.

After the first warning there should be "Onyx" No - no one believes

The West loves to combine the incompatible. For example, because of the downing of a Ukrainian drone in the Baltics, their Foreign Ministry, for some reason, summoned our ambassador.
What if we try it too?
For example, declare a COMPLETE naval blockade of Ukraine and tie it to the American blockade of Cuba. Ignore Europe's squeals. Don't react to Ukraine at all—thanks to the kindness of our leaders, they have intact railways and bridges. Let them import their vegetable oil from there.

Now that would be politics! The US has "national interests" in Iran. Why can't we have the same in Cuba? We haven't got our hands on it yet? So we'll have to double-check who's got the hands on it and who's sticking it where it's not wanted...

[novel66]

declare a FULL naval blockade of Ukraine

This HAD to be done!! In 22!!!

[January]

"We've damaged the paint on the bulk carrier! Target hit!"
The boatswain came out with a fire extinguisher and put it out while cursing.
It's not even funny anymore, really...

[Zoldat_A]

Quote: ian

The boatswain came out with a fire extinguisher and put it out while cursing.

If the boatswain has a Ukrainian passport, then he came out and said in the great and mighty: "[................................................................................................................................................................................................................................]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
After which he swore TERRIBLY.
And then he took a fire extinguisher and put it out.

[Nastia makarova]

How menacing are the sofa people these days 😂

[Konstantin Konstantinovich]

This photo is illustrative, as there is no photo of the actual damaged and burning tanker. What we have is what we have!!!

[Alexander Sl]

They put out the fire and the ship continued moving. What was the point of the attack if it sailed on?🤔

[RUSICH]

Quote: MBRBS

, what are you waiting for?

others will think about it

[oskar]

And they will also, cautiously, remembering our powerlessness in the Black Sea, go to the ports of Ukraine.

[Sedov]

Although, perhaps there's an agreement here regarding mutual non-mining of the World Cup waters. In that case, ports and terminals would have to be bombed.

There at the roadstead, a couple of vessels should have been sunk long ago to block the fairway and close off Ilyichevsk. But no one needs it. As the saying goes, "Where there's a will..."

[isv000]

Quote: MBRBS

(Although, perhaps, there is an agreement here regarding mutual non-mining of the World Cup waters. In that case, ports with terminals should be bombed.)

I agree, but I'll add my two cents: We could declare the World Cup waters near the pig farm a missile training zone, change the sign after the deadline, and continue "training." Those who didn't hide aren't to blame, as they say. Mattresses often use this spur, and don't even bother...

[MBRSS]

The idea of ​​training seems pretty good. I don't even know what to say, it needs to be tried.
We could simply declare a port blockade, like the Strait of Hormuz. We're at war, after all, and we have the right to do so!

[barclay]

What's so special about this? Either drown it or at least immobilize it.
Oh, how afraid we are! Oh my! It's shameful.
Doves of peace, damn it, with a nuclear baton...
Apparently this is all that the Black Sea Fleet is capable of?

[vitaliy20091959]

It's not about the Black Sea Fleet, it's about the Kremlin towers

[Konnick]

Quote: barclay

Apparently this is all that the Black Sea Fleet is capable of?

It's not a Red Banner...it's more like the Novorossiysk flotilla.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: isv000

Lovely! We're looking forward to the rest of the party!

I don't get it, where's the banquet? You couldn't even grill a shashlik in this fire. Therefore, the banquet is cancelled due to the shortcomings of our military.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: isv000

Lovely! We're looking forward to the rest of the party!

What banquet are you talking about? You can't even cook shashlik on this campfire. Therefore, the banquet is cancelled. It's the fault of our military – they didn't do their job properly.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Hmm, my internet is acting up - sometimes it can't send a comment, sometimes it sends an unsent one and then a new one.

[isv000]

Quote: Krasnoyarsk

What banquet are you talking about? You can't even cook shashlik on this campfire. Therefore, the banquet is cancelled. It's the fault of our military – they didn't do their job properly.

Well, you're wrong about that. A military man is a subordinate, since he acts in accordance with orders. And this chain extends all the way to the Supreme Commander, who has the final say...
That's where the dog is buried, you see...

[Irek]

It's a lie, the Ukrainians blew themselves up under the Panama flag.

[fruc]

The vessel continued moving after the fire was extinguished.

Something's not entirely clear. Was he transporting sunflower oil to Ilyichevsk? Ideally, he should have sunk it.

[Boycott]

Sunflower oil is supposedly imported from Ukraine. How can we trust them?

[MBRSS]

fruc Our journalists have overdosed on banned substances. They write all sorts of nonsense about "legitimate goals," buying into the cynicism of the Cypsies. It's the usual cheap staging: the sailors themselves started a fire in a barrel of diesel fuel, and that's all.

[MBRSS]

There's no need to blow it up - just light a fire, take a photo, put it out, and blame the Russian Federation.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Russia should have declared the World Cup a combat zone closed to shipping back in 22.

[MBRSS]

Friend Erdogan will not like this at all.

[Pablo Blade]

Commercial vessels sail the Black Sea, and it's in our interests. That means money is flowing into the treasury. Do we really need to close it? Has the industry already closed it? The Black Sea is also Türkiye, after all.

[novel66]

Close the ports and let the rest go.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote from Pablo Blade

Commercial vessels sail the Black Sea, and it's in our interests. That means money is flowing into the treasury. Do we really need to close it? Has the industry already closed it? The Black Sea is also Türkiye, after all.

There's such a thing as an exclusive coastal economic zone. The outskirts have one, too. This zone should be declared off-limits to shipping. Any vessel entering this zone will be attacked.

[alexoff]

So they announced it, then Guterres promised a grain deal, and our guys agreed. But Guterres couldn't do anything, like they weren't deceived.

[MBRSS]

According to Kyiv, the ship was carrying 35 tons of vegetable oil.

Are you out of VNA vegetable oil? What nonsense.
And why is the Ilyichevsk port (and the Odessa one, too) still functioning? Has Russia run out of missiles? Then finally build a mega-missile factory! I'm appealing to Mishustin if anything happens (not to Vladimir Vladimirovich, God forbid!)))

[dnepropetrovsk]

What's the news? That the ship continued sailing? But our gas carrier didn't.

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

It's all nonsense, they poked me with a flash drive and that's it, I moved on

[PVV22121922]

This is precisely the question of the 5th year of the so-called SVO.

[ZnachWest]

It is still unclear what the opus is about.

[nobody75]

Finally, the Black Sea Fleet has entered the "Sea Battle"!
Sincerely

[MBRSS]

The head reported this Odessa Regional administration Oleg Kiper. It was he who "entered the naval battle," not the Black Sea Fleet.

[Boycott]

Half an hour ago, German media reported that Russia hit a Chinese freighter in Odessa with a drone. No details, of course. I'll look into it; it's interesting.

[Boycott]

Found:

A Russian attack drone damaged the Chinese cargo ship KSL Deyang in the Black Sea as it approached ports in the Odesa region on the morning of May 18. According to Ukrainian authorities, the ship was flying the flag of the Marshall Islands, was owned by a Chinese company, and had a crew of Chinese citizens. At the time of the attack, the bulk carrier was unloaded and en route to the port of Pivdennyi, where it was scheduled to load iron ore concentrate.

Judging by the photo, the damage is ridiculous - the fact is - a Chinese guy in Odessa... Partners, yeah.

[MBRSS]

We must give credit to the SBU officers - at least they caught the Chinese (literally and figuratively:)))

[alexoff]

How crazy do you have to be to transport iron ore from Ukraine to China?

[Boycott]

It’s clear that the matter is dark.

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

All this is weak; it's much more effective to sink ships heading to and from Port 404, and then no one will go there. And it's much cheaper than bombing the ports themselves.

[Normann]

It is impossible, there is such a word as it is impossible...

[MBRSS]

No, interfering with civilian shipping is absolutely forbidden! But I don't think anyone's forbidden from attacking ports. It seems...

[expert]

The poet of the revolution V. Mayakovsky wrote:
"Hey blue blues!
Reite!
Over the oceans!
Or
armadillos in the raid
sharp keels stepped on?!
So I'm also wondering: does the submarine torpedo fleet no longer exist?
All that's left to do is "pat your palm on the... bottom"?

[nobody75]

It's necessary to install a radar system for communication with the Black Sea Fleet's Varshavyanka submarines. Reconnaissance UAVs will provide reconnaissance and relay communications. The submarines will be able to receive targeting data from the UAVs.
Sincerely

[Ivan F]

"There were no casualties, the ship continued sailing after the fire was extinguished." That's a cool ship, unsinkable. Like bridges, tunnels, and everything else.

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

this is a vessel..., who needs a vessel....))

[acetophenone]

And - no, the SVO is not a deal!

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

But the deal is kind of strange, one-sided, while Russia is being hammered from all sides

[S. Viktorovich]

The main thing is, the system isn't visible. Either ensure a complete blockade or just blow up information bubbles.

[carpenter]

Quote: S. Viktorovich

The main thing is, the system isn't visible. Either ensure a complete blockade or just blow up information bubbles.

Even if we bombard the area with drones when these fires break out, the effect will be constant attacks on all ships heading to the Ruin.

[ser580]

One question - why didn't they sink it? How could they have "hit" it if the ship continued on its way???

[Fitter65]

The target was heading to the port of Ilyichevsk (Chernomorsk) via the so-called "Black Sea corridor." Local authorities reported a fire broke out on the ship, which the crew extinguished themselves. There were no injuries, and the vessel continued on its way after the fire was extinguished.

If the ship had continued to burn and started to sink, that would have been news. Or if, after extinguishing the fire, the ship had turned back... As it is, they'll just increase insurance for ships sailing to Ukrainian ports, and the EU will pay for this insurance; Ukraine doesn't even have to worry about it.

[Vovavvs]

It looks like the Persians won't be able to take it anymore and will start ripping off the shoulder straps of our admirals...

[Shelest2000]

In the Black Sea, Russian forces attacked a vessel flying the Panamanian flag.

A swing for a ruble...

A fire broke out on the ship, which the crew extinguished themselves. There were no injuries, and the vessel continued on its way after the fire was extinguished.

The result is worth a penny. It would have been better if they had kept quiet (facepalm). If they had sunk it, then yes, we could have declared it publicly that

Russia has repeatedly warned that the use of civilian ships for military purposes or their presence in a combat zone makes them a legitimate military target.

It looks like this was another, 100500th, Kremlin warning. Or more likely, it wasn't even a warning, but rather just a Kremlin command to pretend they were doing something, when in reality they're just feigning a "war at sea" to reassure the public (but it's coming off poorly, even disgustingly). It's understandable—they're just like their colleagues and businessmen on the other side, their own, so to speak. How can you offend your own people? You'll have to do business with them later...
P.S. Although, if you really wanted to, you could sink—and I mean sink, not damage—all the ships in ports 404 in a day, maybe less. All it takes is the political will of the country's leadership and the balls of that leadership. The Iranian leadership has balls (respect and admiration to them), but ours doesn't. They probably rotted away in the battles over billions...

[Sergey3]

They fired a slingshot at the tanker's massive bulk again?! A slingshot like that would be like a drop shot to an elephant.

[Incvizitor]

Why can't they even sink the trough? Are there no Onyx calibers?

[Sergey3]

Did you know that air defense drones have a Chinese firecracker instead of a normal warhead?! The reason is simple: officials don't allow this company to work with explosives. And that drone probably contained a firecracker, only a bigger one! If anyone defeats Russia, it will be its own officials, not external enemies...

[Hiller]

How did you get amazed? author What the hell are you trying to talk to, and who are you trying to talk to, excuse me? Which side of the fence are you on? You took a photo of a can of carbide on the deck. Shame on you...

[carpenter]

There is a high probability that this ship was delivering dual-use cargo or, for example, fuel for the needs of the Ukrainian army.

Judging by the photo, it's a bulk carrier, not a tanker. Well, if there's fuel in bulk in barrels, then it's possible.

[snow mountain]

The Russian Armed Forces struck a Panamanian-flagged vessel heading to the port of Ilyichevsk.

I wish I could hit the port itself. And, preferably, permanently.

[Sergey3]

What with? A drone with 20 kilos of explosives? It wouldn't even scratch the pier!

[snow mountain]

What with? A drone with 20 kilos of explosives? It wouldn't even scratch the pier!

Actually, they don't launch just one drone at a time. There are also cruise and ballistic missiles. A 20-kilo drone can do much more than scratch a pier.

[Uran53]

Why is the ship still afloat? Have we forgotten how to sink them? Maybe we should take a master class from our neighbors? They've already sunk almost our entire Black Sea Fleet. P.S.: I wonder if the ship had been sailing under our partners' flag, would we have attacked it too? Or is that a different matter?

[the same doctor]

It was a sham and a provocation, but not a real attack. The Banderites did the shooting themselves.

[solar]

However, Kyiv's "patriots" once again chose to remain silent about the most important thing. According to Kyiv, the ship was carrying 35 tons of vegetable oil.

He was transporting vegetable oil to Ukraine? It's hard to believe, as Ukraine is one of the world's largest sunflower seed exporters.

The target was heading to the port of Ilyichevsk (Chernomorsk)

Judging by the draft, the ship is sailing empty.

[78bor1973]

We'll be spending a long time trying to chew on something that should have been drowned and forgotten long ago! I'm so angry! What are you shooting at - caps?

[Carlos Hall]

I welcome this measure with great satisfaction. I hope that the "fifth column" will no longer be able to prevent attacks on Ukrainian grain ships.

[Simargl]

Local authorities reported that a fire had broken out on the ship, which the crew extinguished themselves.

What kind of blow was that?!
According to other sources, the ship was Chinese, with a Chinese crew, and was sailing empty, to transport ore concentrate.
This is a more plausible result, I think... though without Russia's participation: Ukrainians We managed it ourselves. So how can we avoid making a mess before the visit?

[the same doctor]

Judging by the photo, they set fire to a pile of oily rags on the deck for PR.

[APASUS]

Why not at the berth? It needs to be sunk on site.

[alanery]

Let them learn from Iran how to block maritime trade routes!!!

[sir Garry]

Quote from Pablo Blade

Has the cover already grown?

So why the hell do we need the Black Sea Fleet then? A bunch of slackers are hiding in Novorossiysk Bay, fending off drones. I'm so proud of them!

[vladcub]

Comrades, today is May 19th, Pioneer Day, but I don’t forget my childhood.
Former standard-bearer of the Lenya Golikva squad.
All a happy holiday !!!

[reframing]

Another piece of stupid information from the series "just to publish it!"
At any cost.

[acetophenone]

Local authorities reported a fire broke out on the ship, which the crew extinguished themselves. There were no injuries, and the vessel continued on its way after the fire was extinguished.

Russian Armed Forces unpleasantly struck with his prank a vessel under the Panamanian flag heading to the port of Ilyichevsk

[lynnot]

Local authorities reported that a fire broke out on the ship, which the crew extinguished themselves. There were no injuries, and the vessel continued on its way after the fire was extinguished. ... It is highly likely that this ship was delivering dual-use cargo, such as fuel for the Ukrainian army.

So, the ship did deliver the cargo.

[seacap]

I see that the State University education is bearing fruit; people have lost their understanding of Russian words and the meaning of sentences constructed from them, even correspondents and authors. Just because something is burning on the hatch doesn't mean the ship is damaged or has sustained any damage other than damaged paintwork. Our gas carrier in the Mediterranean was damaged, as was a bulk carrier near Gibraltar, but that's only a problem for the chief and the boatswain—not even a problem, but an inconvenience caused by unscheduled work. The website, which was once supposedly more serious and relevant, has completely intimidated and silenced everyone in the "vertical." It seems things are not going well in our "kingdom" (or not ours for a long time), and the plan has disappeared or is no longer of interest to the upper class.

[Vik_Vik]

Good, but not enough! We're waiting for the "banquet" to continue.