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Ukraine Strikes Kerch and Russian Targets as Moscow Reports Mass Drone Intercepts

Kyiv says attacks are meant to sever Russian supply lines while the strikes are piling pressure on air defenses and raising the risk of wider retaliation.

Overview

  • Late on Sunday into Monday, Ukrainian forces struck the Kerch Trading Sea Port and the Kavkaz Port, producing fires at oil and ferry facilities and prompting local reports of civilian deaths and injuries.
  • Ukraine also reported hits on the Dubna satellite communications centre near Moscow and a missile‑electronics plant in Voronezh, with Russian regional authorities confirming damage and several people wounded.
  • Russian officials said their air defenses shot down large salvos of drones across many regions and temporarily suspended operations at Moscow airports during the attacks.
  • Crimea’s Russian-appointed authorities halted public fuel sales after the strikes disrupted refineries, depots and ferry links, producing acute shortages and new movement and service restrictions for residents.
  • The campaign reflects Kyiv’s push to choke Russian logistics using longer‑range drones and missiles, a tactic that is straining integrated air defenses, threatening Black Sea shipping, and raising the prospect of sharper reciprocal strikes.