Russia's defence ministry says it struck two Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea and the port of Mykolaiv

Russia's defence ministry said in the early hours of Wednesday 29 July 2026 that it had struck two Ukrainian vessels in the Black Sea as well as the port of Mykolaiv. According to the statement, the strikes used loitering munitions and attack drones and targeted Ukrainian military infrastructure.

Mykolaiv is one of Ukraine's Black Sea ports, the waterway through which most of the country's grain exports move.