Drone attack hits Russian fleet in Novorossiysk, explosions and fire reported
Illustrative photo: Russia complains about drone attack on its fleet in Novorossiysk (GettyImages)
On Wednesday, September 24, explosions were heard in Novorossiysk, Russia, over a drone attack. The Russians reported a series of explosions, according to the Telegram channel Astra and the governor of the Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev.
According to Kondratyev, Novorossiysk allegedly suffered a terrible attack - drones struck the city center. He also reported casualties. He said that the city was attacked in the area of the Novorossiysk hotel.
According to preliminary information, two people were killed and three were injured. Five residential buildings, including apartment buildings, as well as the hotel building, were damaged.
The Russians also said that the office of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium was damaged during the attack.
Photos and videos are circulating online showing that the Russian Black Sea Fleet, based in Novorossiysk, is under attack.
Attack on Russian ships
At the end of August, Ukrainian soldiers from the Defense Intelligence struck Russia's small missile ship Buyan-M, which can carry Kalibr missiles. As part of the operation, HUR fighters used drones. One of them struck the ship's radar system, while the other crashed into its side.
Ukrainian military also tracked down and disabled a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship in the Black Sea near Novorossiysk. The enemy has only four such ships.
