Ukraine Hammers Russian Fleet in Putin Black Sea Stronghold

Ukraine has long homed in on Russia's Black Sea fleet, including its prized submarines, with cheap but damaging drones.

Putin threatened to seize European vessels from the Russian Black Sea to the Pacific as Ukraine's drone attack crippled Novorossiysk grain terminals.

Ukraine’s strike on Novorossiysk demonstrates Kyiv’s ability to threaten Russian military infrastructure far beyond the frontline and challenges the assumption that shifting vessels from Crimea can keep them safe.

Ukraine says its forces carried out a major overnight strike on Russia’s naval base in Novorossiysk, hitting air defenses, piers, and port infrastructure more than 300 kilometers from the front line.