The Russia-Ukraine war · The Black Sea

Russian cruise missiles hit Odesa port a day after the grain deal

Confirmedon an admission by the acting party plus an independent origin: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party.

Ukraine's Operational Command South said on 23 July that two Kalibr missiles hit infrastructure at Odesa port and two were shot down; Ukrainian officials said the grain storage area was not hit. Turkey's defence minister said Moscow had told Ankara it had nothing to do with the attack, but Russia's defence ministry later said the missiles hit a Ukrainian warship and a store of Harpoon missiles. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the strikes. Ukraine said it would go ahead with preparing exports.

When: 23 July 2022
Where: Odesa port, Ukraine (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What: missile attack, port · military
Acting party: Ministry of Defence of Russia
Against: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Attribution: Acknowledged by the acting party. Russia's defence ministry said on 24 July it had struck military targets in the port.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Ukrainian Operational Command South statement · published 2022-07-23 00:00 UTC
Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Russian defence ministry statement of 24 Jul 2022 · published 2022-07-24 00:00 UTC
Evidence UN News United Nations · Unaffiliated origin: UN Secretary-General statement of 23 Jul 2022 · published 2022-07-23 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	confirmed	P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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