Doha: Russia's Defense Ministry said on Monday that its forces had targeted three cargo ships and two oil tankers at Ukraine's Odesa port that were being used by the Ukrainian armed forces.

According to Qatar News Agency, the ministry stated that attack drones were deployed to hit three dry cargo vessels and two oil tankers at the port, which were allegedly transporting cargo for military purposes, as well as fuel and lubricants for Ukrainian forces. Additionally, the statement mentioned that fuel tanks and warehouses storing military equipment were also targeted.

The ministry further reported that Russian forces had struck a cargo ship in the Black Sea, east of Odesa, which was purportedly carrying Western-supplied weapons to Ukraine.

Two days prior, the ministry had announced that Russian forces conducted strikes on infrastructure used by the Ukrainian military at the port of Odesa in southwestern Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine have been involved in ongoing exchanges of strikes on military and critical infrastructure, with both parties regularly issuing statements on battlefield developments, including claims of drone interceptions and casualties, which remain unverified.