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Ukrainian Drones Kill Three People in Russia's Rostov ...
Ukrainian drone strikes targeted Rostov-on-Don port and nearby Bataysk, killing three and injuring nine, amid Ukraine’s campaign against Russian energy and transport infrastructure.
- On December 18, 2025, Rostov region Governor Yury Slyusar said Ukrainian drone strikes overnight killed three people, including two sailors aboard a cargo vessel moored along the Don River in Rostov-on-Don.
- Kyiv has stepped up nightly drone raids deep inside Russia targeting energy infrastructure, vessels and ports, and in recent weeks claimed naval drone attacks on tankers and Novorossiysk port.
- Russia's Defense Ministry said its air-defence systems destroyed three Ukrainian drones over Rostov overnight and downed 47 across regions and annexed Crimea, while smoke rose over Bataysk with `Municipal commissions will document all the consequences of the attack`, Slyusar said.
- A blaze on a cargo ship in Rostov-on-Don port was later extinguished, officials said, while Ankara warned last week that Black Sea attacks marked a worrying escalation.
- Diplomatic efforts have accelerated in recent weeks following a U.S. peace plan but have yet to produce a ceasefire, while Moscow has responded with bombardments hitting Odesa and Turkish ships.
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Ukrainian drones hit the port zone of Rostov-on-Donu, killing crew members of the ship, and seven people in Bataisk, one of whom died in an attack by U.S. drones.
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left, 40% Center
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- 40% of the sources lean Left, 40% of the sources are Center
40% Center
L 40%
C 40%
R 20%
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