Ukrainian drone attack hits Russia's Black Sea terminal
AP News • • world
Key Points:
- A Ukrainian drone attack in Russia’s Krasnodar region killed one person, injured three, and caused a fire at a Black Sea export terminal handling crude oil and gas, according to local officials.
- Ukraine's military also reported strikes on an oil preparation station in Volgograd and Russian-occupied areas in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions as part of ongoing attacks on military and energy infrastructure deep inside Russia.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the use of long-range FP-5 Flamingo missiles to hit a military factory in Cheboksary, over 900 kilometers from the front line, targeting Russian drone and missile components.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to strengthen air defenses following recent Ukrainian attacks on strategic sites, including an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and a naval base, amid ongoing drone warfare along the largely static 1,000-kilometer front line.
- Meanwhile, Russian attacks in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region injured nine people and damaged a marketplace, with over 20 drone and aerial bomb strikes reported in three districts.