Day 527 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russian Warship was Damaged in the Attack on the Base near Novorossiysk

Day 527 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• A Russian warship was damaged in the attack on the base near Novorossiysk
• Ukrainian attack on one of Russia's main commercial ports
• Ukraine said Russian forces shelled the Kherson region 53 times in the past 24 hours
• Zelensky condemned the "disgusting" practices in the recruitment centers
• BBC: Kremlin writes threatening ultimatums to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov is tired

A Russian warship was damaged in the attack on the base near Novorossiysk

Ukraine has attacked a Russian naval base near the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk with unmanned cutters, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Moscow also reported a Ukrainian drone strike against Crimea. At the same time, Kyiv announced that Russia had already launched nearly 2,000 Shahed attack drones against Ukraine, most of which were shot down.

Video of a surface drone from the SBU, loaded with 450 kg of TNT, attacking an enemy ship in Novorossiysk, where there are about 100 crew members.
As sources in the Security Service note, the special operation was conducted together with the Navy. As a result of the attack, the… pic.twitter.com/GDpTEeg2wo

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A Russian warship was damaged during the attack on Novorossiysk. It has received a serious breach and is currently unable to carry out its combat missions, said a Ukrainian intelligence source. Earlier it was reported that Russian warships destroyed the Ukrainian unmanned boats that attacked the Russian naval base...