Ukrainian Armed Forces strike Russian sea port, airfield, and repair base
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces strike Russian seaport, airfield, and repair unit (Getty Images)
On the night of December 25, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the seaport of Temryuk, the Maykop airfield, and a repair unit of the Russian troops, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
"In the course of reducing the capabilities of Russia's armed forces, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the infrastructure of the Temryuk seaport in the Krasnodar region of Russia," the report says.
As a result of the Russian attack, explosions and fires were recorded in two tanks containing petroleum products. A large-scale fire engulfed about two thousand square meters of the port complex.
The Temryuk seaport is located in the Temryuk Bay of the Azov Sea on the Taman Peninsula in the Krasnodar region. It is home to a port complex through which various types of cargo pass, including liquefied hydrocarbon gas and other petroleum products.
The port is involved in supplying Russia's armed forces.
A strike was also carried out on a military airfield near the city of Maykop (Republic of Adygea, Russia). According to preliminary data, the target was hit, and a fire broke out. The results are being clarified.
In addition, strike drone units hit a repair unit from Russia's 143rd motorized rifle regiment in the area of the village of Truzhenka, temporarily occupied Ukraine's Donetsk region. The results of the attack and the extent of the damage caused are being clarified.
Also, according to the updated results of Ukrainian drone strikes in the previous period on the Belbek airfield, temporarily occupied Ukrainian Crimea, the destruction of the 96K6 radar station, the R-419 communication station, and damage to the 55Zh6T radar station have been confirmed.
Attacks on Russian territory
On December 25, the Russian Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery was attacked again. Up to 10 explosions were heard at the plant, and a severe fire broke out. One of Russia's largest oil refineries has been put out of operation.
Alpha Special Operations Center of the Security Service of Ukraine's long-range drones struck two important oil and gas sector targets in the port of Temryuk and in Orenburg.
On the night of December 24, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a rocket fuel production plant in Russia, as well as a base for naval drones and ammunition depots.
