Commentary from Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] We were a bit lucky in Novorossiysk today with the enemy's naval drone attack on Novorossiysk, as was the case with the attempt to blow up the Crimean Bridge support. The explosion occurred near the pier (and was damaged) between two submarines. The damage to one of them was minor.
The attack itself has been confirmed, so questions remain about the harbor defense organization. Next time, we might not be so lucky. As a reminder, during the attack on the Crimean Bridge, the enemy also hacked surveillance cameras on the bridge itself.
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The Novorossiysk base after an underwater drone attack
Satellite images have emerged of the pier in Novorossiysk, where an enemy underwater drone exploded yesterday. Traces of an explosion are visible on the pier near one of the Varshavyanka-class diesel submarines. No visible damage to the hull structure has been detected, while yesterday the enemy claimed to have "destroyed the submarine."
The Black Sea Fleet reported yesterday that the submarine sustained no damage. Overall, we were lucky yesterday that this was all. But next time, if there's a similar lapse in security at one of the key Black Sea harbors, we may not be so lucky.
There will likely be a closed inspection of the base's security organization, as well as questions regarding the enemy's access to video footage of the harbor. Similar measures were also taken during the enemy's attempts to blow up the Crimean Bridge, where we also had some luck.