BREAKING NEWS: Defense Forces hit Russian ship carrying components for Shahed missiles from Iran, – General Staff

Defense forces attacked the port of Olya in the Astrakhan region.

The Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck a seaport in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, hitting a ship carrying components for the Shaheds from Iran . This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine .

“As part of reducing the enemy’s ability to carry out air strikes, on August 14, units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, carried out a fire strike on the Olya seaport (Astrakhan Region of the Russian Federation),” the report says.

It is noted that the port is used by Russia as an important logistics point for the delivery of military goods from Iran.

At the same time, a ship carrying weapons from Iran was hit, the General Staff noted.

“According to available information, the vessel Port Olya 4, loaded with components for the Shahed type UAV and ammunition from Iran, was hit,” the statement said.

The results of the defeat are currently being clarified.

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