London – The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have demolished 130 Ukrainian drones on Tuesday night until Wednesday morning, in what seems to be among the largest long -range attack of kyiv in the Russian territory.
Moscow said that 85 Ukrainian drones were shot down on the southern region of Russia of Krasnodar Krai, with 30 more about Crimea. Eight other drones were shot down on the Azov Sea, five on the Black Sea and one on the regions of Bryansk and Kursk, the ministry said.
The Drones on Krasnodar seemed to chew around the Black Sea port of Tuapse, which is between the tourist city of Sochi and the Russian naval base in Novalossiysk.
Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said that several houses in the Krasnodar Krai region were damaged by attacks with unmanned planes or rubble.
In this photograph taken on February 24, 2025 and published by the Presidential Press Service of Ukraine on February 25, 2025, allied leaders visit an exhibition of the last drones in kyiv, Ukraine.
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Andriy Kalenko, head of the Counter-Disympration Center that operates as part of the Ukraine National Security and Defense Council, said on Telegram that the Russian authorities “reported an attack on the sea port in Tuapse”, which described as “one of the ports Cargo loading load of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea “.
“There is an oil terminal there, one of Russia’s largest,” Kovalenko added. “Oil and oil products are transported through the port, which makes it important for the Russian energy industry.”
Kovalenko said that the port processes significant volumes of coal, mineral fertilizers, metal products and grains, in addition to serving as a railroad and logistics center for the central and southern regions of Russia.
Firefighters work on a site of a Russian unmanned aircraft strike in the kyiv region in Ukraine on February 26, 2025.
UKRAI state emergency service/via reuters
“El Puerto plays an important role in supporting military logistics,” Kovalenko wrote. “It is used to transport equipment, ammunition and fuel for military needs. It provides logistical support to the ships of the Russian Black Sea fleet, particularly those involved in the war against Ukraine.”
Meanwhile, the Ukraine Air Force reported another night of Russian cross -border attacks on Tuesday night. The Air Force said that Russia shot 177 drones to Ukraine, of which 110 were demolished and 66 were lost in flight.
The Air Force reported commitments in the regions of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kirovahrad and Sumy.
