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Zelenskyy announces operation on Russia's Novorossiysk naval base
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that an operation had been carried out against Russia's naval base in Novorossiysk on the night of August 12. Four people were killed and 25 injured in attacks in Ukraine that night and during the preceding 24 hours; the Ukrainian Air Force said 112 unmanned aerial vehicles had been shot down or neutralized.
Novorossiysk, described as one of the main bases for Russia's Black Sea Fleet, was targeted in an operation carried out by Ukraine on the night of August 12. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine's Defense Forces had conducted an operation against the naval base in the city.
Zelenskyy said Novorossiysk was more than 300 kilometers from the front line. He said Palyanitsa-type jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles, Neptune missiles and unmanned naval vehicles had been used in the operation.
Strikes hit the base and port infrastructure
The Ukrainian president said strikes on air defense positions, docks and port infrastructure had been confirmed. He said the Russian fleet and the infrastructure supporting it would not be safe as long as the attacks continued.
Air defenses neutralize 112 vehicles
The Ukrainian Air Force said on Wednesday morning that air defense systems had shot down or neutralized 112 Shahed, Gerbera and other types of unmanned aerial vehicles overnight.
The attacking vehicles hit 16 locations, while debris from the downed vehicles fell in two locations. The main directions of the attacks were the Sumy and Odesa regions, and some unmanned aerial vehicles were also detected in the airspace.
Four people killed in attacks in Ukraine
Four people were killed and 25 injured in attacks in the Kherson, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Two people were killed and two injured in a Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicle attack in Kherson on the night of August 12. The attack took place at about 1:40 a.m. in the city's Central District.
Thirteen people were injured in attacks involving missiles, multiple-launch rocket systems and various types of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Kharkiv region. A 15-year-old child was among the injured.
One person was injured in a morning unmanned aerial vehicle attack in the Brovary district of the Kyiv region. In the Zaporizhzhia region, one person was killed and nine injured in attacks over the past 24 hours.
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