Ukraine marines appear to hit Russian ship in Odessa region

Ross Martin-Pavitt

9 March 2022 at 6:24 am·1-min read

Video footage has captured Ukrainian sailors cheering as they claim to have destroyed a Russian warship that attacked a small island on the first day of the war.

The recording shows a barrage of rockets being fired into the night sky during the defence of the Black Sea port of Odessa in the early hours of Monday before an orange glow appears to show a destroyed vessel in the distance.

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