Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Russia Strikes Fuel Storage Facilities in Ukrainian Ports
There is a war going on between Russia and Ukraine.
Russia says it attacked Ukraine's ports, which are places where ships load and unload goods.
Russia hit places where fuel is stored in two port cities called Odesa and Chornomorsk.
Russia says this fuel was being used by the Ukrainian military.
It also attacked ships that were carrying military supplies.
One ship was hit near a port called Mykolaiv, and another was hit in the Black Sea.
Russia used special weapons and flying robots called drones to do this.
Russia also said it took over a town called Ivanovka.
In one day, Russia says it struck 157 places in Ukraine.
This news tells Russia's side of the story.
Russia struck Ukraine's port infrastructure and naval vessels serving the Ukrainian Armed Forces, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.
Fuel storage facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian military were hit in the ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk.
Russian forces used air-launched high-precision weapons and attack drones to target military warehouses in Odesa containing communication equipment and electronic warfare systems.
A bulk carrier loaded with military equipment was assaulted at the port of Mykolaiv, and a bulk cargo ship carrying military supplies was targeted in Black Sea waters.
Over a 24-hour period, Russian forces struck 157 areas and took control of the settlement of Ivanovka in the Kharkov region.
- Who
- Russian forces, whose actions were reported by the Russian Defence Ministry, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces whose infrastructure and vessels were targeted.
- What
- Strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure, fuel storage facilities, military warehouses, and ships carrying military equipment.
- When
- Over a 24-hour period culminating in a Defence Ministry report issued on Saturday (specific calendar date not given in the article).
- Where
- The ports of Odesa and Chornomorsk, the settlements of Biliari and Novi Biliari near Odesa, the port of Mykolaiv, Black Sea waters, and the settlement of Ivanovka in the Kharkov region.
- Why
- Russia says the targets were being used in the interests of the Ukrainian military and aimed to hit logistics centers, fuel and energy facilities, and military supply lines.
- Claimant
- Russian Defence Ministry
- Primary targets
- Fuel storage facilities, military warehouses, and ships carrying military equipment
- Locations hit
- Odesa, Chornomorsk, Biliari, Novi Biliari, Mykolaiv, and the Black Sea
- Weapons used
- Air-launched high-precision weapons and attack drones
- Areas struck in 24 hours
- 157
- Settlement captured
- Ivanovka, Kharkov region
- Ships targeted
- Bulk carrier at Mykolaiv port and bulk cargo ship in Black Sea waters
- News source
- Reuters