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Urusi imesema kuwa ilizamisha meli ya mizigo iliyokuwa imebeba silaha na vifaa vya kijeshi iliyokuwa ikielekea Ukraini siku ya Jumamosi, Machi 1.
Kituo cha vita cha Telegram cha Urusi Talipov Online kilisema vikosi vya Moscow vilifyatua makombora mawili ya Iskander-M yakilenga meli ya kontena iliyokuwa na bendera ya Panama ya MSC Levante F kwenye bandari ya Odesa.
Meli hiyo, iliyoonekana kubeba makontena ya njano na nyekundu, imeripotiwa kusimama nchini Uturuki ili kupakia ndege zisizo na rubani za Uingereza na silaha nyingine kutoka kambi ya NATO ya Uingereza kabla ya kuelekea Ukraine.
"Meli ya kontena ilipigwa ikiwa inajiandaa kupakua," kituo cha Telegram kilidai. "Baada ya milipuko kuanza, shehena iliharibiwa kabisa, meli ilizama."
Mamlaka ya Ukraine ilithibitisha kuwa wafanyikazi wawili wa bandari walijeruhiwa katika mgomo huo, ambao pia uliharibu miundombinu ya bandari.
Walakini, licha ya madai hayo, Urusi bado haijatoa ushahidi kwamba MSC Levante F kweli ilizama.
Jibu la Kyiv
Gavana wa Odesa Oleg Kiper alithibitisha kuwa kulikuwa na shambulio la kombora kwenye meli ya mizigo iliyotia nanga katika bandari ya Odesa.
Hata hivyo, alisema mgomo huo "uliharibu" tu meli ya kiraia, ambayo inamilikiwa na kampuni ya meli yenye makao yake makuu Uswizi.
Oleksii Kuleba, Naibu Waziri Mkuu wa Ukrainia anayeshughulikia Ujenzi, alikataa dai la Urusi, akidai kwamba meli hiyo ilikuwa imebeba “mizigo ya raia kabisa.”
Pia alifichua kuwa meli ya pili ilipigwa katika shambulio hilo.
Tangu Urusi ilipovamia Ukraini mnamo Februari 2022, angalau meli 20 za wafanyabiashara wa kigeni zimelengwa na mashambulio ya Urusi, kulingana na Rais wa Ukraini Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russia said to have sunk a cargo vessel carrying weapons and military equipment bound for Ukraine on Saturday, March 1.
Russian Telegram war channel Talipov Online said Moscow’s forces unleashed two Iskander-M missiles targeting Panama-flagged container ship MSC Levante F at the port of Odesa.
The vessel, seen carrying yellow and red containers, reportedly made a stop in Turkey to load British sea drones and other weapons from the UK’s NATO base before heading to Ukraine.
“The container ship was struck as it prepared to unload,” the Telegram channel claimed. “After the strike detonations began, the cargo was completely destroyed, the ship sank.”
Ukrainian authorities confirmed that two port workers were injured in the strike, which also damaged port infrastructure.
However, despite the claim, Russia has yet to provide evidence that MSC Levante F was indeed sunk.
Kyiv’s Response
Odesa Governor Oleg Kiper confirmed that there was a missile strike on a cargo vessel docked at the Odesa port.
However, he said the strike only “damaged” the civilian ship, which is owned by a Swiss-based shipping company.
Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction, rejected Russia’s claim, asserting that the vessel was carrying “completely civilian cargo.”
He also revealed that a second ship was hit in the attack.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 20 foreign merchant ships have been targeted by Russian strikes, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
thedefensepost.com
Kituo cha vita cha Telegram cha Urusi Talipov Online kilisema vikosi vya Moscow vilifyatua makombora mawili ya Iskander-M yakilenga meli ya kontena iliyokuwa na bendera ya Panama ya MSC Levante F kwenye bandari ya Odesa.
Meli hiyo, iliyoonekana kubeba makontena ya njano na nyekundu, imeripotiwa kusimama nchini Uturuki ili kupakia ndege zisizo na rubani za Uingereza na silaha nyingine kutoka kambi ya NATO ya Uingereza kabla ya kuelekea Ukraine.
"Meli ya kontena ilipigwa ikiwa inajiandaa kupakua," kituo cha Telegram kilidai. "Baada ya milipuko kuanza, shehena iliharibiwa kabisa, meli ilizama."
Mamlaka ya Ukraine ilithibitisha kuwa wafanyikazi wawili wa bandari walijeruhiwa katika mgomo huo, ambao pia uliharibu miundombinu ya bandari.
Walakini, licha ya madai hayo, Urusi bado haijatoa ushahidi kwamba MSC Levante F kweli ilizama.
Jibu la Kyiv
Gavana wa Odesa Oleg Kiper alithibitisha kuwa kulikuwa na shambulio la kombora kwenye meli ya mizigo iliyotia nanga katika bandari ya Odesa.
Hata hivyo, alisema mgomo huo "uliharibu" tu meli ya kiraia, ambayo inamilikiwa na kampuni ya meli yenye makao yake makuu Uswizi.
Oleksii Kuleba, Naibu Waziri Mkuu wa Ukrainia anayeshughulikia Ujenzi, alikataa dai la Urusi, akidai kwamba meli hiyo ilikuwa imebeba “mizigo ya raia kabisa.”
Pia alifichua kuwa meli ya pili ilipigwa katika shambulio hilo.
Tangu Urusi ilipovamia Ukraini mnamo Februari 2022, angalau meli 20 za wafanyabiashara wa kigeni zimelengwa na mashambulio ya Urusi, kulingana na Rais wa Ukraini Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russia said to have sunk a cargo vessel carrying weapons and military equipment bound for Ukraine on Saturday, March 1.
Russian Telegram war channel Talipov Online said Moscow’s forces unleashed two Iskander-M missiles targeting Panama-flagged container ship MSC Levante F at the port of Odesa.
The vessel, seen carrying yellow and red containers, reportedly made a stop in Turkey to load British sea drones and other weapons from the UK’s NATO base before heading to Ukraine.
“The container ship was struck as it prepared to unload,” the Telegram channel claimed. “After the strike detonations began, the cargo was completely destroyed, the ship sank.”
Ukrainian authorities confirmed that two port workers were injured in the strike, which also damaged port infrastructure.
However, despite the claim, Russia has yet to provide evidence that MSC Levante F was indeed sunk.
Kyiv’s Response
Odesa Governor Oleg Kiper confirmed that there was a missile strike on a cargo vessel docked at the Odesa port.
However, he said the strike only “damaged” the civilian ship, which is owned by a Swiss-based shipping company.
Oleksii Kuleba, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Reconstruction, rejected Russia’s claim, asserting that the vessel was carrying “completely civilian cargo.”
He also revealed that a second ship was hit in the attack.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 20 foreign merchant ships have been targeted by Russian strikes, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russia Says Sank Cargo Ship Carrying British Weapons for Ukraine
Russia claims to have sunk a cargo vessel carrying weapons and military equipment bound for Ukraine on Saturday, March 1.
thedefensepost.com
