The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its forces targeted
18 ships over the week that were used to supply Western weapons, military equipment, and fuel to
Ukrainian forces amid advances on all fronts.
In the weekly statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense regarding the course of the special military operation in Ukraine: The "Northern" group of forces continues to tighten the noose around
the Ukrainian armed forces in the northeastern Kharkiv region and expand the area of external control.
It added that "air defense forces shot down 34 aerial bombs, 12 'HIMARS' missiles, and 8 'Flamingo' rockets, and 6,011 Ukrainian drones over the past week.
He continued, "On the other hand, the Russian armed forces carried out
two intense strikes and 7 group strikes on facilities associated with the Ukrainian armed forces during the week.