Russia will continue to give priority to efforts aimed at destroying Ukraine's anti-ship capabilities, including attacking Odessa, British intelligence said..

Russia perceives anti-ship missiles as a key threat limiting the effectiveness of its Black Sea Fleet, according to British Department of Defense analysts.. This, in turn, significantly undermined the overall plan for the invasion, since Russia could not realistically attempt an amphibious assault on Odessa..

“On July 24, 2022, Russian cruise missiles hit the Odessa port of Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry claims that it hit a Ukrainian warship and a stockpile of anti-ship missiles. However, there is no evidence that such targets were at all in the place where the missiles hit, ”said British intelligence..

Intelligence suggests that Russian targeting processes are regularly undermined by outdated intelligence data, poor planning, and a top-down approach to operations..

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Recall, on July 22, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia, with the support of the UN Secretary General, agreed to ensure the safe export of grain from the Ukrainian ports "

“The parties will not make any attacks on merchant ships and other civilian ships and port facilities participating in this initiative,” the document said..

But the very next morning, Russia launched four missile strikes on Odessa.. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Russia's attack on the port of Odessa over the weekend "