Almost immediately after today’s Ukrainian announcement of support for a U.S-backed ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia responded by launching a ballistic missile attack against the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on the coast of the Black Sea; launching several “Iskander-M” short-range ballistic missiles equipped with cluster warheads against the city. The attack damaged the Barbados-flagged cargo ship, M/V MJ PINAR, and killed at least 4 crew members, 3 of which were Syrian Nationals.