Ukraine war: Sea drone attack reported on Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk

Explosions person been reported overnight adjacent the Russian larboard of Novorossiysk connected the Black Sea.

Footage shared connected societal media connected Friday appeared to amusement large blasts astatine the port, which is simply a large hub for Russian exports.

Russia's defence ministry said it had repelled a Ukrainian onslaught connected its naval basal determination with 2 oversea drones.

It said the drones had been spotted and destroyed by Russian ships guarding the outer harbour of the naval base.

While the ministry did not remark connected immoderate damage, Ukrainian quality sources person told assorted quality outlets the Olenegorsky Gornyak, a "landing ship" designed to transportation instrumentality and unit for formation landings, was hit.

One told the Reuters quality bureau that the vessel "received a superior breach and presently cannot behaviour its combat missions".

The Novorossiysk larboard temporarily suspended immoderate question of ships pursuing the assault, according to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which loads lipid connected to tankers astatine the port.

Sea drones are small, unmanned vessels which run connected oregon beneath the water's surface.

Research by BBC Verify suggests Ukraine has carried retired astatine slightest 10 attacks with oversea drones- targeting subject ships and Russia's naval basal successful Sevastopol, arsenic good arsenic Novorossiysk harbour successful a erstwhile attack.

This is based connected announcements by Russian and Ukrainian authorities, and section media reports. Ukrainian defence sources person told CNN that oversea drones had besides been utilized successful an onslaught connected the Kerch Bridge to Crimea successful July.

Novorossiysk is 1 of the biggest ports successful the Black Sea. The exigency services successful the country confirmed reports of blasts and information services person been informed, Russian authorities media say.

Ukraine has truthful acold not publically commented connected the reported attacks.

Clashes successful the oversea person accrued successful caller weeks, aft Russia abandoned a UN woody that enabled atom to beryllium safely exported betwixt Russia and Ukraine crossed the water.

Earlier this week, Russia attacked large Black Sea ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk, wherever authorities said 60,000 tonnes of atom were destroyed, arsenic good arsenic ports connected the River Danube.

Separately connected Friday, Russia besides said it had downed 10 Ukrainian aerial drones implicit Crimea.