Robert Brovdi, commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, said an attack had been carried out against a tanker and two dry cargo ships in the Black Sea on the night of August 8-9.
In a post on his Telegram channel, Brovdi said the vessels belonged to Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to Kyiv. No detailed information was provided about the damage caused by the attacks.
Air defense and radar assets targeted
Brovdi said that five air defense and radar assets were also struck in Krasnodar Krai and Rostov Region during the same attacks.
He said the targets included an S-400 system near Gelendzhik, Tor and Pantsir-S1 air defense systems, and radar stations.
Debris caused a fire in Novorossiysk
Novorossiysk Mayor Andrey Kravchenko said fragments of drones that fell in the city landed near two businesses and a private residence in the village of Verkhnebakansky.
Kravchenko said the falling debris caused a fire in an outbuilding and that it was extinguished shortly afterward. No injuries were reported.
About 30 drones shot down in Rostov Region
Rostov Region Governor Yuri Slyusar said about 30 drones had been destroyed while the air attack was being repelled.
Slyusar said the drones were shot down in Taganrog and the Chertkovsky, Morozovsky, Tarasovsky, Milutinsky, Millerovsky, Azovsky, Matveyevo-Kurgansky and Neklinovsky districts.
The governor said there were no reports of injuries, but dry grass in a field caught fire near the Petropavlovsky hamlet in Neklinovsky District. The fire affected an area of 50 square meters and was extinguished.