Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Eight injured in Ukrainian unmanned boat attack on Sochi
An unmanned boat attacked an area along the waterfront in Sochi, Russia.
A fire started, and eight people were hurt.
Five people went to hospitals or other medical facilities, while three were treated where they were found.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces attacked a Russian naval base in Novorossiysk.
He said the attack was carried out in response to Russian strikes on Ukraine.
Russia said its forces also carried out strikes against Ukrainian military and supply locations.
Those locations included areas in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa.
The two sides gave accounts of attacks against each other.
Emergency and other special services worked at the damaged Sochi site.
Eight people were injured after an unmanned boat attack on Sochi’s embankment, according to Russian emergency authorities.
The attack caused a fire and partially damaged beach infrastructure and part of the Primorskaya Embankment.
Five injured people were taken to medical facilities, while three were treated at the scene.
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces also struck naval and oil facilities at a Russian base in Novorossiysk.
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its forces struck Ukrainian military, port and logistics facilities in several areas.
- Who
- Eight people were injured; Ukrainian forces and Russian forces reported carrying out strikes against targets on opposing sides.
- What
- An unmanned boat attack damaged part of Sochi’s embankment and injured eight people, while both sides reported wider military strikes.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Where
- The reported unmanned boat attack occurred in Sochi, Russia; other reported strikes involved Novorossiysk, Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa.
- Why
- Volodymyr Zelensky described Ukraine’s strikes as retaliation for Russian attacks; Russia said its strikes targeted Ukrainian military and logistics facilities.
Ukraine’s account
Russia’s account
Purpose of the strikes
Ukraine’s account
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian strikes were retaliatory actions following Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Russia’s account
Russia’s Defence Ministry said its strikes targeted Ukrainian military and logistics facilities.
Reported targets
Ukraine’s account
Zelensky said Ukrainian forces hit an oil-loading terminal, military port facilities and warships carrying Kalibr missiles at Novorossiysk.
Russia’s account
Russia said it struck military-industrial sites, ports, vessels, logistics hubs, fuel tanks, storage facilities and an electrical substation in Ukrainian areas.
Reported effects
Ukraine’s account
Russian emergency authorities reported eight injuries, a fire and partial damage to infrastructure in Sochi after the unmanned boat attack.
Russia’s account
The Russian Defence Ministry reported its own strikes but the article did not provide casualty figures or damage estimates for those attacks.
- Injured
- Eight people
- Medical treatment
- Five were transported to medical facilities; three were treated at the scene
- Damage
- Beach infrastructure and part of the Primorskaya Embankment were partially damaged
- Ukrainian-reported target
- A naval base in Novorossiysk, including an oil-loading terminal, military port facilities and warships carrying Kalibr missiles
- Russian-reported targets
- Military-industrial sites, seaports, vessels and logistics hubs in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa
- Organizations cited by Zelensky
- The Security Service of Ukraine, Unmanned Systems Forces, Ukrainian Navy, Defence Intelligence and State Border Guard Service