The ship's hull was damaged

MOSCOW, August 6. /TASS/. A ship caught fire off the coast of Ukraine’s Odessa Region, regional administration head Oleg Kiper said.

"The hull was damaged and a fire broke out onboard," he wrote on Telegram.

Earlier, Russia’s Defense Ministry said that late on August 5, Russian forces had struck two dry cargo ships in the Black Sea involved in deliveries of military cargo. Ukrainian ports remain blockaded.