• Ukrainian drones hit Novorossiysk port, causing a fire and power outages, reports say.
  • The attack follows heightened defenses at the port after previous Ukrainian strikes on Crimea.
  • Novorossiysk is vital for Russia’s oil exports and naval operations in the Black Sea.

The Russian port of Novorossiysk, which has become an important base for the Black Sea Fleet after repeated attacks on its traditional base in Crimea, has been targeted by Ukrainian drones.

This attacks follows previous reports by the UK Ministry of Defence indicating that Russia has been bolstering defenses at the Novorossiysk port to protect its Black Sea Fleet from potential Ukrainian attacks.

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Light it up again plz. Let’s help the sea heal by creating some new reefs. Some come with fish food inside!

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      These wrecks will be leaking fuel and other nasty stuff for a long time. It’ll probably hurt the environment more than help.

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    6 months ago

    I have a feeling Russia will be gaining a few more submarines in the near future. Slava Ukraine!

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    By the time this is all over every farmer in Ukraine will have a new tractor and Russia won’t have a navy that can go past sight of shore. Slava Ukraini

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    6 months ago

    It might be the perspective but fuck they are shooting so low in the footage of blowing up the Ukrainian UAV that they seem to be hitting the residential buildings behind