Ukraine Strikes Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk
Ukraine launched a large coordinated strike on the Russian Black Sea port and naval base of Novorossiysk, halting operations at two grain export terminals and, Kyiv said, damaging several Russian warships. Al Jazeera reported three people killed. It is one of Ukraine’s deepest long-range hits yet on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet infrastructure, and traders warned of higher global wheat prices.
Novorossiysk is one of Russia’s most important ports, a hub for both its navy and its oil and grain exports, and striking it takes the war deep into territory Moscow had considered secure. Ukraine’s general staff said the assault, combining drones, missiles and naval drones, damaged up to four warships, though the claim could not be independently verified. Halting the grain terminals matters far beyond the battlefield: Russia is among the world’s largest wheat exporters, and any sustained disruption feeds through to global food prices already strained by conflict and drought. Moscow has vowed to retaliate. The strike underlines Kyiv’s growing ability to hit strategic targets far from the front. Watch for Russian reprisals and the effect on wheat markets.