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Attacks on Ukrainian Navy boats in the port of Odessa. May 5, 2026
2026-05-06
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited

Text taken from the Telegram channel of The_Wrong_Side

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics

[ColonelCassad] What happened in Odessa today?

The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority announced today that a civilian vessel was damaged in a morning strike in the port of Odessa, but as usual, they kept silent about the actual causes.

OK footage shows Geran missiles striking the combat patrol boat "Island" and a small artillery armored boat of the "Gyurza" type.

The footage clearly shows Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers trying to hide next to the larger "brother," effectively using the civilians on board as cover! Apparently, the Geran missile had already locked on to its target at that point and flew directly into it. No civilians were injured, which was also confirmed by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

So to speak, retaliation for the BEK attack on patrol boats near the Crimean Bridge.

More details from vk.com
The Russian army destroyed the Ukrainian Navy ship Podillya in the port of Odessa.

A missile strike by the Russian Armed Forces on the Odessa seaport destroyed the Ukrainian Navy patrol ship "Podolie." According to underground coordinator Sergei Lebedev, the vessel was destroyed by a direct hit. Several Ukrainian soldiers were also killed.

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