Crimea and Novorossiysk are under powerful attack: dozens of explosions, the port is without power (video)

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Novorossiysk port is considered the largest in the Russian Federation.

That night, occupied Crimea and Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Territory) found themselves under a massive attack by unmanned aerial vehicles and sea drones.

At 01:30, the Gauleiter of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that the military was repelling an attack by unmanned aerial vehicles using small arms. Soon the light in the city partially went out. Razvozhaev explained this by turning off part of the equipment at the Sevastopol substation – according to him, debris from downed drones fell on it.

Already at 03:14, Gauleiter wrote that the city was being attacked not only by drones, but also by unmanned boats. As of 04:00, the attack is still ongoing.

Meanwhile, explosions were heard in Novorossiysk. Russian Telegram channels write that the port and oil depot could be under attack. Local residents reported at least 19 explosions, they do not subside, writes Astra .

In one of the videos, a woman shouts that the Novorossiysk port, which is considered the largest port in Russia, has been “blown up.” The network writes that it is without power, and the power has also gone out in part of the city.

Later, the governor of the Krasnodar region, Veniamin Kondratyev, announced an “unsuccessful Ukrainian attack.” According to him, Russian air defense “suppressed” more than 10 drones, and local fires occurred due to falling fragments. There were no casualties.

The Russian project VChK-OGPU reports that drones attacked the Novorossiysk fuel oil terminal and the Transneft terminal.

Crimea also announced a “successful” repulse of the attack. Razvozhaev wrote at 04:17 that they destroyed dozens of UAVs and more than five naval drones. No harm done.

Attacks on Crimea: latest news

For the third night, the invaders’ targets on the occupied peninsula have been under attack from drones. During the day, the occupiers announced the destruction of sea drones that were moving towards Crimea.

And on the night of the 15th, explosions were heard in the area of the Belbek military airfield. The Russians reported shooting down 10 ATACMS missiles. It was reported that Russian MiG-31 and Su-27 aircraft could have been damaged.

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