Ukrainian Sea Drones Strike Russian Black Sea Resort Town Of Sochi For The First Time
The Navy said the drone blast damaged a multipurpose support ship linked to Russia’s oil and gas operations and war logistics.
- On Thursday, the Ukrainian Navy struck the Russian support vessel NEFRIT with an unmanned surface vessel in the port of Sochi, releasing footage showing a powerful explosion and smoke near the target.
- This operation is the latest in Ukraine's long-running drone boat campaign, which has already forced the Russian Black Sea Fleet to retreat from Crimea to Novorossiysk.
- Sochi is located about 350 miles from the nearest Ukrainian-held territory, requiring the unmanned drones to travel significant distances to reach their target, according to the Navy.
- Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin declared an emergency on Thursday in anticipation of the attack, as the vessel reportedly supported Russia's war economy and military logistics.
- The Navy stated the strike damaged Russian logistics and military-economic infrastructure, declaring, "Even the Russian rear is not a safe harbor," as it continues targeting resources sustaining Moscow's war effort.
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Ukrainian forces launched several attacks on Russian city Soci during 3-4 September. A ship involved in Russia's maritime and energy infrastructure was attacked with a naval drone, and a fire was subsequently reported to an oil tanker near the port.
(Seoul=Yonhap News) The Ukrainian navy attacked a multi-purpose support vessel at the port of Sochi on the Russian Black Sea coast, more than 500km away, with a maritime drone.
The Ukrainian drone attacked the vessel Nefrit at Sochi, which was involved in the repair of the oil terminal of the PCC, which is important for Kazakhstan's export.
This morning, Ukraine struck the port of Sochi with a sea drone and shortly after, the Russian Defense Ministry published a video of strikes on ships that were "transporting weapons to Ukraine" The post Russia struck two ships in Odessa and Ukraine the port of Sochi with a sea drone [video] appeared first on in.gr.
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