Overview
- Ukraine’s Defense Forces said they carried out a “unique” overnight operation using Palianytsia jet drones, Neptune anti-ship missiles and unmanned surface vessels to hit air‑defense positions, piers and other port infrastructure at Novorossiysk.
- Russian authorities reported that air defenses shot down more than 500 Ukrainian drones and that three people, including an eight‑year‑old child, were killed and dozens were wounded in the Krasnodar region.
- Industry and local sources said the strikes forced two major grain terminals at Novorossiysk to suspend operations, raising immediate risks to shipments that pass through the port.
- Ukraine and Russia exchanged long‑range strikes the same night, with Kyiv reporting Russia fired about 138 long‑range strike drones at Ukrainian targets and Moscow reporting widespread drone intercepts.
- The attack shows Kyiv’s growing use of long‑range aerial, sea and anti‑ship unmanned systems to limit Russia’s Black Sea fleet and could further strain global grain and oil flows if port damage and export suspensions continue.