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Russia's Military Claims New Strikes on Ukraine's Sea Ports

Moscow's Defense Ministry says its forces struck naval vessels and port facilities it accuses Kyiv of using for military supply.

  • Russia's Ministry of Defense posted the claim on its own Telegram channel, unverified by outside monitors.
  • The ministry named sea vessels and port infrastructure as the day's targets, not troops or vehicles.
  • Moscow justified the strikes by calling the infrastructure supportive of Ukraine's war effort, its standard rationale.

Why it matters: A ministry announcing its own strikes as fact is a party to the war, not a witness to it.

Russia MoD (Telegram) ↗ · Aug 25, 20268/25/26