US shows video of 'fatal kinetic strike' on ship in Pacific Ocean
Strike on a ship in the Pacific Ocean (Video screenshot)

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  • US forces carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two alleged “drug terrorists” linked to designated terrorist groups.
  • The move marks an escalation of Pete Hegseth’s anti–drug trafficking campaign near Venezuela, raising questions over the scope and legal basis of US military actions at sea.

on December 29, the US military struck a ship that, according to intelligence, was passing through "drug trafficking routes" in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. As a result, two people were killed, it says in the message of the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). .

The attack on the ship was carried out on the instructions of the US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. According to the command, intelligence confirmed that the vessel was traveling along drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was involved in drug trafficking operations.

"The operation confirmed the elimination of two drug terrorists. No US servicemen were injured," the statement said.

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A kinetic strike is the use of military force to physically destroy a target using missiles, bombs, or shells. The term is used to refer to active hostilities aimed at eliminating the enemy.
  • november 14, Hegseth announced about the launch of a large-scale military operation near Venezuela, which is being positioned as a campaign against drug trafficking.
  • After that, the United States has repeatedly claimed about the seizure of ships off Venezuela.
  • december 30 it became knownsaid that the United States had dealt a "major blow" to the country's port facility, where, according to him, drugs were being loaded onto boats.