Special military operation and events in Ukraine By November 2 in the Black Sea, 69 kilometers from Odessa, the Russian armed forces attacked a land cargo ship that was transporting military cargo for the armed forces of Ukraine. The tactic of regular attacks on port infrastructure and ships entering the port paid off in the shortest time. Back in July, Odessa received several hundred ships, by August their number dropped to a dozen, and in the fall - to a few.