Ukrainian drones have targeted Russian forces in various locations, including the Dnipro river, Crimea, Novorossiysk, Tuapse, and Sevastopol. Attacks involved FPV drones, naval kamikaze drones, and USVs. Over 100 drones intercepted by Russia, with explosions reported.
Desperate Ukraine Launches Massive Kamikaze Drone Attack Against Russian Black Sea Coast, Sparking Fire At Major Refinery https://t.co/o5xE4YKWr4
A massive wave of Ukrainian drones and missiles struck oil refineries, ports, and electricity stations in southwestern Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea early Friday. https://t.co/jX0Ix7hQTQ
Russia's Tuapse oil refinery halted after Ukrainian drone attack - Reuters
Novorossiysk, Russia, this morning, a Ukrainian attack drone screams over the city at low altitude, eventually slamming into the port and exploding. https://t.co/BrTsIG0J3l
NEW: Russia says intercepted over 100 drones overnight https://t.co/kz7T7YOh4U
Ukraine appears to have launched its biggest drone attack ever, with reports of explosions at two major Russian ports https://t.co/wUyNq52fkM
❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Massive AFU strike on southern Russia on the night of May 16-17, 2024 Ukrainian forces carried out the largest drone attack on Sevastopol and Krasnodar region, launching more than 140 aircraft and 20 marine drones in total. 🔻 In Sevastopol, the attack lasted several… https://t.co/s6SH3Eiva5
As a result: ▪️Sevastopol Bay was on fire. The attack targeted the power substation, leading to power outages. ▪️Explosions occurred in the oil terminal and railway station in the seaport of Novorossiysk. ▪️Drones attacked the Tuapse Oil Refinery for the second time this year. https://t.co/Fn7OrelsRF
"It's been over 80 drones. They're flying in a row. It's really crazy!" Footage of a drone attack on Novorossiysk and Tuapse in Russia's Krasnodar region last night. The commentary of witnesses is curious. https://t.co/3FLgbzHlnE https://t.co/e4npyRCHt9
Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, has been struck by several drones during the country's longest air raid alert since Russia launched its invasion. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/XHvIksVqk1
Ground kamikaze drones and FPVs of the 63rd Brigade of Ukraine destroy Russian positions. Ground drone detonates on top of the dugout, creating a hole. After that FPV drones fly inside of the dugout through that opening. https://t.co/PY8P7DkPy8 https://t.co/4dEKv1uXJB
🔥🚫 An attempt to break through the Russians from Mariinka was stopped by FPV drones of the 33rd OMBr. ❗️Destroyed: 2 IFV, 2 tanks and infantry. https://t.co/601zGzJnOS
#Russia intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones in the south of the country, Black Sea and annexed Crimean Peninsula, Moscow’s defense ministry says. https://t.co/LxBnjp3VdN
During the night, the armed forces of Russia intercepted 51 drones of Ukrainian forces over Crimea, 44 drones over the Krasnoyarsk region, 6 over the Belgorod region, as well as one drone over the Kursk region , announced the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. Also,… https://t.co/Xcp4gIkoW5
Russian air defenses and the Black Sea fleet intercepted a total of 102 Ukrainian drones and destroyed six unnamed surface vehicles (USVs) overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday. https://t.co/VzbNfwSuUk
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Destroyed Ukrainian water surface drones in the Black Sea. They're deploying unmanned boats with R-73 air-to-air missile on board to counter helicopters that come to destroy the boats. So the tactic is simple, you deploy a swarm of water drones, some are for swimming into… https://t.co/xMiU0pm6V8
Here's a closer look at a Ukrainian unmanned surface vehicle (USV) with an installed R-73 air-to-air missile. https://t.co/26ZPlP0zU5 https://t.co/ww6YBKkQVY
Ukraine launched a stunning wave of drone attacks on Russia and annexed Crimea overnight, killing at least two people and setting an oil refinery ablaze, Russian officials said Friday. Read more: https://t.co/FIQBFTxDy4 https://t.co/aMERDkuhD5
⚡️A 🇺🇦Ukrainian surface drone with an air-to-air missile of the R-73 class was thrown off the coast of Crimea https://t.co/Pqohymyi1M
/1. At night and in the early morning there was a massive drone attack on several regions of Russia. The main targets were in Novorossiysk (330km from the fronline) and Tuapse (430km from the frontline). Novorossiysk was the first to be attacked, at approximately 3:15 local… https://t.co/fczdlvaNNn
A Ukrainian 🇺🇦 “Lyutyi” Kamikaze Drone strikes the port of Novorossiysk in Russia creating a very loud explosion 🔥 https://t.co/TYwKJCuyfs
Ukraine's drones attack Russia's only Black Sea oil refinery https://t.co/wsrqgce3js https://t.co/5ZnJGy9Rxj
Russia intercepted more than 100 Ukrainian drones overnight, Moscow says ➡️ https://t.co/SMMd8jvdUZ https://t.co/d9lfYIgT4l
Russian navy burns 15 Ukrainian sea drones moving towards Crimea; dramatic footage released Watch for details #RussiaUkraineWar https://t.co/LXcLQxmo44
#Russian Telegram channels reported 26 explosions in the port of Novorossiysk (southwestern #Russia) this morning. Drones attacked the port & oil depot in Novorossiysk & an oil refinery in Tuapse (southern 🇷🇺). Acc. to 🇷🇺defense ministry, the air defense took down 102 drones. https://t.co/on467uF9as
#BREAKING Russia says it has intercepted 100 Ukrainian drones overnight, one of the largest attack - if not the largest - since the start of the war. Probably some of them did hit their targets, as Russia never admits any successful drone attack against it
In Novorossiysk the Russian air defense was more active, but in the end one UAV penetrated the air defense and hit what looks like an electrical substation. There might be even more hits at the port infrastructure. Source: Telegram / Astra https://t.co/AVtG6xH5sy
Russia's Black Sea Fleet base in Novorossiysk, along with the oil terminal and Tuapse refinery, was attacked by drones. Well, well, better luck hiding them next time. https://t.co/JP68bvliYA
Early this morning, UKR drones successfully targeted the Rosneft oil storage facility in Tuapse, Russia... https://t.co/YXl4bnoYea
Ukraine is having another successful night targeting strategic targets in Russia There is a large drone attack in Novorossiysk as residents report strikes on the fuel oil terminal and Transneft terminal. Also, there are drone strikes in temporarily occupied Sevastopol 🇺🇦 https://t.co/2LedJl5aLj
Reportedly, 33 Ukrainian one way drones have attacked Russia’s Novorossiysk port. Ukrainian attacks on valuable Russian targets have recently intensified. https://t.co/62YXKQrh9n
Ukraine continues a successful campaign against Russian oil refineries. Ukrainian oneway drones have attacked one of the largest oil refineries in Russia - Tuapse. https://t.co/1oiasvoKwW
BREAKING: Large Ukrainian aerial and naval drone swarm strike on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Russian port of Novorossiysk 20+ explosions reported https://t.co/qUtbQN2bkY
BREAKING: Large Ukrainian missile and naval drone swarm strike on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Russian port of Novorossiysk 20+ explosions reported https://t.co/qUtbQN2bkY
May 16, 2024 - Video posted today shows Russian helicopters intercepting and destroying multiple Ukrainian naval drones somewhere in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have been using these naval drones to attack the Russian Black Sea Fleet with multiple high profile…
⚡️Russian proxy: Drones target Sevastopol in third attack this week. Dozens of UAVs and naval drones targeted Sevastopol and nearby Balaklava in the early hours of May 17, causing partial blackouts, occupation authorities reported. https://t.co/XMzJUhPvWw
Russian forces have successfully repelled a Ukrainian drone attack on civilian facilities in Russia’s city of Novorossiysk, with Russian air defenses destroying more than ten drones, Krasnodar Territory Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported.
Kharkiv is under heavy Russian drone and missile attacks tonight
Another explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ and more drones are in our airspace, I can hear them..
Explosion reported in Kharkiv! The city is under russian Shahed drone attack! https://t.co/NobV0lPXud
Beautiful destruction of the 🇷🇺Russian T-90M «Breakthrough» tank with FPV drone near village Novobakhmutivka, Donetsk region Source: lost_warinua https://t.co/t5suh7Q7TE
Russian soldiers trying to destroy Ukrainian kamikaze USV off the coast of Crimea, Black Sea from helicopter. https://t.co/thmdjd7X0K
Meanwhile, there’s a separate war in Dnipro delta in Ukraine’s south. A dramatic video by 🇺🇦 “Birds of Madyar” drone unit of a 🇷🇺 swift-boat, first shooting down a Ukrainian FPV-drone, but then fully destroyed by the second & third ones. #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/G7tJBrEjaJ
Many Ukrainian 🇺🇦 Magura Naval Kamikaze Drones are traveling in the direction of Crimea, according to Russian Sources https://t.co/KLTyKlJGvS
Russian channels report that Russian forces are engaged with a Ukrainian USV group off the western coast of Crimea. A Ukrainian UAV attack is also reportedly ongoing in the same area. https://t.co/Efb3KowiMq
Ukrainian FPV drone strike on 7 Russian soldiers on a boat. https://t.co/iU64TN2r1h
Boat with Russian assault group of 7 infantrymen destroyed in the Dnipro river, near Kherson, by the FPV drone strikes. https://t.co/hGbrHfgglr https://t.co/wszqCFzvUn
🔥| SEVEN 🇷🇺Russian soldiers on boat were struck by FPV drone with aerial remote detonation (filled with shrapnel to destroy infantry) of the 🇺🇦Ukrainian 414th Battalion «Birds of Madyar» As a result, 5 Russians were confirmed dead, the fate of 2 more is unknown. 📍Dnipro river https://t.co/9yN07vtHWH