Russia declares state of emergency at port after Ukrainian drone attack 

The mayor of the Russian port city of Novorossiisk on Saturday, declared a state of emergency after local authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack had damaged a grain terminal and several residential buildings, injuring no fewer than five people.

The mayor of the Russian Black Sea city of Novorossisk, Andrei Kravchenko, was shown inspecting damage to three apartment buildings in a video released on his official Telegram account.

The video showed debris scattered in front of apartment buildings, a crushed car, blown out windows and balconies hanging off the buildings’ facade.

According to Kravchenko, one of the injured people, a woman, was in hospital in a serious situation with two children injured.

The regional governor of Russia’s southern Krasnodar, Veniamin Kondratyev, said that debris from falling drones had also damaged three storage units at a grain terminal in Novorossiisk, sparking a fire, adding that nobody had been injured.

In a statement, the owner of the damaged grain terminal, Delo Group, said a clear-up was underway, stating that a fire there had been extinguished.

“DeloPorts terminals is operating normally in accordance with internal instructions and the instructions of relevant authorities and agencies,” the company said.

At the time of filing this report, there was no immediate comment from Ukraine, whose air force said Russia had attacked Ukraine overnight with 183 drones and two ballistic missiles.

Russia declares state of emergency at port after Ukrainian drone attack