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Overnight Sea-Drone Strike Damages Tuapse Port, Regional Authorities Say

Conflicting regional and defense accounts underscore verification gaps after earlier strikes stalled fuel exports.

Overview

  • Regional operational authorities said four unmanned surface vessels were neutralized near Tuapse overnight on Nov. 10, with one detonating near the shoreline and damaging a pier and nearby structures.
  • Officials reported no casualties from the blasts, and emergency and special services were deployed to the site.
  • Municipal chief Sergey Boyko lifted the attack warning at 8 a.m. Moscow time after editing an earlier message that had referenced sea drones.
  • The Russian Defense Ministry separately reported seven UAVs shot down over the Black Sea, a claim that diverged from the regional account focused on sea drones.
  • Residents described explosions through the night with a nearly eight-hour threat period, and the incident follows a Nov. 2 attack that disrupted fuel exports from the port and refinery.