Firefighters work at a web site of a Russian missile strike in a sea port of Odesa, as Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, Ukraine July 23, 2022. Press service of the Joint Forces of the South Defence/Handout by way of REUTERS

MOSCOW, July 24 (Reuters) – Russia mentioned on Sunday that its cruise missiles had struck army infrastructure of Ukraine’s Odesa port, destroying a army boat a day after Moscow reached a grain take care of the United Nations, Turkey and Ukraine.

“Kalibr missiles destroyed Odesa port’s army infrastructure, sending a Ukrainian army boat to the Kiev regime’s favorite tackle in a precision strike,” International Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova mentioned on Telegram.

The “favorite tackle” is an ironic reference to the exhortations of Ukrainian forces on Snake Island within the Black Sea who reportedly advised a Russian ship to “go fuck” itself earlier than a Russian strike in February. learn extra

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy denounced the strikes on Odesa as blatant “barbarism” that confirmed Moscow couldn’t be trusted to implement Friday’s deal, mediated by Turkey and the United Nations.

The Ukrainian army had mentioned Russian missiles hit the southern port on Saturday. learn extra

Reporting by Reuters; enhancing by Man Faulconbridge and Angus MacSwan

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