Ukrainian strikes on Novorossiysk port and Black Sea Fleet

What we know

• Explosions were reported in Novorossiysk and occupied Crimea amid a reported drone attack on 11 August 2026. 1
• Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a strike on a major Russian grain export terminal at a Black Sea port. 3
• Four Russian warships were reportedly damaged in a strike on the Black Sea Fleet port at Novorossiysk. 4
• A Russian strike also sparked a fire at a Ukraine port in the same period, prompting Zelenskyy to seek more air interceptors. 5
• A deadly strike hit an oil tanker truck in Odesa Oblast as part of broader Russian attacks killing 8 and injuring 57 across Ukraine over the same day. 2