10.09.2026
On the night of September 10, a series of powerful explosions were heard in Makhachkala (Republic of Dagestan). The city was subjected to a massive attack by unmanned aerial vehicles.
According to local residents, the key target of the strike was the infrastructure of the Makhachkala commercial seaport. This is reported by the monitoring channel Exilenova+.
Details about the attack
The first reports of explosions in the city began arriving just after midnight. Eyewitnesses posted videos in which small arms fire can be heard at aerial targets and air defense systems operating.
After the attack, several powerful explosions were heard and fires broke out in the area of the piers and port facilities.
Due to the threat of drone attacks, Rosaviatsia has introduced temporary restrictions on the reception and departure of aircraft at Makhachkala International Airport.
The port was under attack
ASTRA OSINT analysis confirms that the target could have been the Makhachkala Commercial Sea Port. It is also known that the explosion occurred near the port in the area of Privokzalnaya Square.
Analysts note that Makhachkala is home to the only ice-free deep-water Russian port on the Caspian Sea. It operates year-round and handles both bulk and dry cargo.
The port’s dry cargo harbor houses a transshipment complex, berths for general cargo, loading cargo and containers, a railway and ferry terminal, and a grain terminal. Six berths with a total length of over 900 meters can handle six vessels simultaneously. The sea commercial port operates its own transport fleet.
As a reminder, on the night of September 8-9, Ukrainian drones struck a naval base in Novorossiysk. A series of explosions were heard, followed by fires, in particular in the area of port infrastructure – a fuel oil terminal caught fire there.
As OBOZ.UA reported, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the SSR for its accuracy and long-range strikes. The head of state called the strikes on the giants of the Russian gas condensate industry in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug a fair response to Russian aggression.