Russian Geran-4 drone hits vessel at port of Odessa

Military operation in UkraineRussian Geran-4 drone hits vessel at port of Odessa According to radar control data, the drone hit the designated targetMOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Russian forces hit a bulk carrier at an outer anchorage of the port of Odessa with the use of a Geran-4 Seeker drone, the Russian Defense Ministry said. "The Russian Defense Ministry released a video of a strike by a Geran-4 Seeker unmanned aerial vehicle at a bulk carrier-type vessel at an outer anchorage of the port of Odessa. According to radar control data, the drone hit the designated target," it said. 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