Ukrainian forces launched an overnight attack with long-range Neptune cruise missiles on Russia’s major Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, triggering a state of emergency after drone debris caused fires and damage at oil and container terminals. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strike a justified response to Russia’s escalating “terror,” as Moscow simultaneously carried out a large-scale air assault on Kyiv and other regions. Russia fired about 430 drones and 18 missiles, killing at least six people and damaging dozens of residential buildings in the capital. The attacks come amid intensifying Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and renewed ground pressure around Pokrovsk, while Ukraine continues efforts to undermine Russia’s oil-export capacity. Global oil prices briefly spiked following the strike on the port.

Ukrainian forces carried out an attack on a major Russian Black Sea port overnight, prompting a state of emergency, as Moscow launched a widespread air strike on Kyiv that killed at least six and damaged residential buildings.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed the Ukrainian attack using long-range Neptune cruise missiles into Russian territory, calling it an “entirely just” response to Russia’s “ongoing terror.” While Ukrainian air defenses “neutralized” 14 Russian missiles, he said the Kremlin was taking strikes against civilian targets. […]

The assault takes place as Russia ramps up strikes across the country, particularly on power facilities across Ukraine, aiming to cripple the country’s energy system ahead of winter. […]

Zelenskiy also reinforced his plea for allies to impose more sanctions on the Kremlin.

“Russia is still able to sell oil and build its schemes,” he said. “All of this must end.”

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