Russia, Ukraine escalate mutual strikes in Black Sea ahead of Abu Dhabi talks
Russia’s defense ministry on Thursday claimed its forces struck a cargo ship carrying military supplies in the Black Sea just south of Odesa. This follows months of continuous attacks by Ukraine on vessels entering and leaving Russian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
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[Claude] Report 2 describes a separate Black Sea ship strike, not the Kyiv missile attack, while Report 3 covers the same Kyiv ballistic missile attack ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks and does not conflict with R
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