Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Ukraine drone attacks kill three in Russia's Rostov region
Ukraine used drones to attack a port and a town in Russia.
Three people were killed, including two sailors on a ship that caught fire.
Seven more people were hurt in a nearby town.
The fire on the ship was put out.
Ukraine says they are doing this to make it harder for Russia to move supplies and make money.
Russia says these attacks are wrong and hurt people and important places.
Three people, including two crew members of a cargo vessel, were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks on the port of Rostov-on-Don and the town of Bataysk in Russia's Rostov region.
The fire on the cargo ship was extinguished, and three more crew members were injured.
Seven people were injured in an attack on the town of Bataysk.
Ukraine aims to disrupt Russian military logistics and infrastructure, including fuel supplies and export revenues.
Russia views these attacks as acts of aggression and terrorism, targeting civilian and economic infrastructure.
- Who
- Ukrainian forces
- What
- Drone attacks on the port of Rostov-on-Don and the town of Bataysk
- When
- Overnight on December 17, 2023
- Where
- Rostov region, Russia
- Why
- Ukraine aims to disrupt Russian military logistics and infrastructure, while Russia views these attacks as acts of aggression.
Ukraine
Russia
Objective of Attacks
Ukraine
Ukraine aims to disrupt Russian military logistics and infrastructure, including fuel supplies and export revenues.
Russia
Russia views these attacks as acts of aggression and terrorism, targeting civilian and economic infrastructure.
- Location
- Rostov-on-Don and Bataysk, Rostov region, Russia
- Date
- December 18, 2023
- Casualties
- Three killed, including two crew members of a cargo vessel
- Injuries
- Ten injured (three crew members and seven in Bataysk)
- Damage
- Cargo ship caught fire, fire extinguished
- Target
- Port of Rostov-on-Don and town of Bataysk
Sources
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