An overnight Ukrainian blitz damages Russia’s Black Sea naval stronghold, Zelenskyy says
Satellite imagery shows fire damage near the frigates' missile launchers, while Ukraine says four Russian warships were hit in the overnight strike.
- On Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a "unique" nighttime operation using anti-ship missiles and drones against Russia's naval base at Novorossiysk, striking piers, air defenses, and two grain terminals.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported its air defenses downed more than 500 drones during the overnight assault; Krasnodar Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev documented debris striking four industrial plants and 21 residential buildings.
- The U.S. State Department previously expressed concern regarding attacks on Novorossiysk, citing risks to oil interests in Kazakhstan where the Caspian Pipeline Consortium operates fields with significant Chevron and ExxonMobil stakes.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened retaliation Wednesday for what he termed "piracy" regarding European nations detaining sanctioned oil tankers, warning from the Pacific he would be "forced to respond in kind."
- Concurrent with the Novorossiysk strike, Russian-installed officials in Sevastopol reported air defenses downed 115 drones and damaged 25 private houses, while a separate Russian drone attack in Kherson killed two people.
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Hundreds of Ukrainian drones fly towards Moscow, while Russia again attacks Kiev and other cities in Ukraine.
Zelensky's biggest drone war backfires as Russia downs 822 UAVs, then hits back
Ukraine launched a massive overnight drone attack on Russia, with Moscow claiming 822 Ukrainian drones were intercepted and destroyed. Russian officials said civilians were killed in Rostov and Belgorod, while Moscow also reported hundreds of drones targeting the capital. Russia responded with missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, escalating the latest cycle of attacks.
Russia has launched a strong counterattack in response to Ukraine's drone attacks and the resulting devastation. Russian forces have targeted Kyiv, destroying the city's book market. The Russian Defense Ministry reports that it destroyed 822 Ukrainian drones. The mayor of Moscow stated that approximately 600 Ukrainian drones were detected, one-third of which were destroyed over the Moscow region.
At least 19 people have died in violent mutual attacks between Russia and Ukraine.
The Moscow capital detected 600 of those planes, said its mayor. “It was one of the most massive drone bombings,” the local governor said. Ukraine caused at least 12 casualties and Russia, 7.
On Sunday night Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow. According to the mayor Sergey Sobyanin on ... The post 600 drones over Moscow – Ukraine launches unprecedented large-scale attack appeared first on Apollo News.
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