RUssia Accuses UKRaine of Attacking Black Sea Navy Base and Crimea with Drones; RU Navy Ship Heavily Damaged In UKR Sea Drone Attack; UKR Forces Break Through RU First Line of Defense in South; Explosions Near Crimean Bridge, Potentially Damaging RU Chemical Tanker, LIVE UPDATES and MORE

NY POST: Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking Black Sea navy base and Crimea with drones

A heart-stopping video shows the moment a Ukrainian kamikaze drone packed with nearly half a ton of explosives crashed into the side of a Russian warship, badly damaging it in a stunning overnight attack on a key Black Sea naval base.

The dramatic PoV footage released by Ukrainian security services Friday depicts the unmanned sea drone believed to be flying toward the Olenegorsky Gornyak, stationed at the base in Novorossiysk, according to Kyiv’s intelligence sources.

At the moment of impact, the feed cuts out and the screen turns to black.

Additional unverified video shot after the attack shows the stricken ship sitting low in the water and listing heavily on its port side.

A Ukrainian intelligence source said the Olenegorsky Gornyak, which was manned by about 100 Russian servicemen, had suffered a serious breach that rendered it unfit for combat duty in the aftermath of a joint operation by the Ukrainian Navy and SBU intelligence service.

There was no immediate word on casualties aboard the warship.

Separately, a source with knowledge of the port’s operations said a large Russian naval vessel, which they did not name, had to be towed ashore because it could not move under its own power after being damaged.

Russian social media users had reported hearing gunfire and the sound of explosions near Novorossiysk early Friday morning. —>READ MORE HERE

Russian Navy Ship Heavily Damaged In Ukrainian Sea Drone Attack:

Ukraine has hit back following a series of Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian ports, and on the heels of last month’s collapse of the UN-backed grain deal, and just as US Secretary of State Blinken has accused Moscow of “using food as a weapon of war”.

Ukraine says its Friday military operation has severely damaged a Russian naval ship – the Olenogorsky Gornyak – off the port of Novorossiysk, a major hub for Russian exports. Video and images appear to show the vessel is listing in the aftermath. Importantly, the port is among the largest in the Black Sea basin and is significantly far from Ukrainian shores, on the clear other side of the Crimean peninsula.

Earlier claims of the Russian defense ministry said the attack off its port was repelled, but videos emerging in the aftermath show the warship being towed near the Novorossiysk naval base.

A Ukrainian official has told multiple media outlets, including CNN and BBC, that a sea drone equipped with 450 kilograms of TNT had detonated at the hull and damaged the ship, which had about 100 Russian servicemen aboard when it happened.

“A big navy ship Olenogorsky Gornyak was hit,” the Ukrainian official identified in the statements. “As the result of the attack, the Russian ship has received serious damage and is not able to fulfill its duties.”

Video of the ship listing to one side while towed back to port: —>READ MORE HERE

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