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Ukrainian official says drones hit naval ship in Russian port

Updated on: 05 August,2023 08:14 AM IST  |  Kyiv
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The strike on Novorossiysk marks the first time a commercial Russian port has been targeted in the 18-month war

Ukrainian official says drones hit naval ship in Russian port

A video grab shows a drone as it approaches the vessel claimed to be Olenegorsky Gornyak. Pic/AP

Ukrainian sea drones attacked a major Russian port on the Black Sea on Friday, damaging a naval ship, according to a Ukrainian official, the latest in a series of strikes inside Russia as Kyiv vowed to bring the fight home to them. Moscow claimed it repelled the attack.


The strike on Novorossiysk marks the first time a commercial Russian port has been targeted in the 18-month war. The port — which hosts a naval base, shipbuilding yards and an oil terminal and is key for exports — lies just across the Black Sea from Crimea, where Russia’s Defense Ministry said it thwarted another attack overnight, taking down 13 drones.


The Security Service of Ukraine and the country’s navy carried out the attack on Novorossiysk, according to an official with the security service, and the landing ship, Olenegorsky Gornyak, suffered a serious breach. As a result, the ship is unable to carry out its combat missions, the official added, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on the attack during a conference call with reporters.


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