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Explosions rock Russia's Novorossiysk, occupied Crimea amid reported drone attack
['Lucy Pakhnyuk', 'News Editor', 'Lucy Pakhnyuk Is A North America-Based News Editor At The Kyiv Independent. She Previously Worked In International Development', 'Specializing In Democracy', 'Human Rights', 'Governance Across Eastern Europe', 'Eurasia. Her Experience Includes Roles At International Ngos Such As Internews', 'The National Democratic Institute', 'Eurasia Foundation. She Holds An M.A. In Russian', 'East European']
The Kyiv Independent
Drone attacks were reported in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk and Russian-occupied Crimea overnight on Aug. 12.
Residents in Novorossiysk reported repeated explosions as Russian air defenses attempted to repel an ongoing drone attack, according to independent monitoring channels.
Russia has relocated much of the fleet from occupied Crimea to Novorossiysk following repeated Ukrainian attacks on Russian warships and naval infrastructure on the peninsula.
Explosions were also reported across occupied Crimea.
The Kyiv Independent could not verify the reportsUkrainian authorities have not commented on the reported attacks.