Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia, overnight on September 9, setting it ablaze according to independent Russian news channel Astra. The attack also damaged a residential building in the city, with debris from downed drones falling on the territory of enterprises and near a residential area, as confirmed by Novorossiysk Mayor Andrey Kravchenko.

This follows a series of drone strikes by Ukraine on Russian military infrastructure, including the Saratov Oil Refinery on September 8 and a railway bridge in Crimea on September 7. Meanwhile, Russia continues to launch missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians, with a major attack on September 8 killing at least five people and injuring 35 in Kyiv.

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