Three killed in overnight attacks on Russian, Ukrainian port cities

Russia and Ukraine engaged in a brutal exchange of overnight drone attacks, resulting in casualties and damage in both countries' port cities. In Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, a Ukrainian drone strike killed a child, injured two others, and damaged dozens of buildings, including homes and the Novorossiysk grain terminal. The regional governor reported eight injuries in the wider Krasnodar region.

Meanwhile, Russian attacks in Ukraine claimed lives and caused destruction. In the southern port city of Kherson, a Russian drone attack killed two people and injured at least two others. In Zaporizhzhia, a Russian strike ignited a blaze at a shopping mall, cutting power to over 1,200 consumers. Ukraine's largest seaport, Odesa, also sustained infrastructure damage from a Russian attack, which Russia's Defense Ministry claimed targeted a fuel depot supplying the Ukrainian army.

These escalated strikes come as Moscow intensifies its attacks on Ukraine's food, agriculture, and warehouse facilities, seemingly in retaliation for Kyiv's strikes on Russian energy, port, and logistics hubs. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently stated that Kyiv has presented proposals to US negotiators for a plan to end the war, which began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukrainian officials also reportedly committed to halting drone strikes on oil tankers using Russia's Novorossiysk port following a request from US Vice President JD Vance.

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Novorossiysk endured a horrific night.