The attack on Novorossiysk is the first time a commercial Russian port has been targeted in the 18-month war.
The city is a major port on the Black Sea and hosts a naval base, shipbuilding yards and an oil terminal. It is a key port for Russian exports.
The mayor of Novorossiysk, Andrey Kravchenko, said the crews of the Olenegorsky Gonyak and Suvorovets ships “immediately reacted to the attack and helped to avoid consequences.” Veniamin Kondratiev, the governor of the Krasnodar region where the base is located said there were no casualties. Footage published on Russian social media channels appeared to show a ship firing into the sea and a burning object exploding.
The defense ministry said air defense systems shot down 10 drones and it had electronically jammed another three.
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