Ukrainian Drones Pounds Rostov and Beyond, Oil Tanker Suffers Damage

An overnight drone attack hit Russia’s Rostov region, damaging a tanker in Rostov port, killing two crew members, injuring three others, and sparking residential fires.

On the night of December 18, Russia’s Rostov region came under an aerial attack. Governor Slusar said a tanker carrying petroleum products was damaged and two crew members were killed at the Port of Rostov.

This is reported by LB.ua.

Three more people were injured, according to the Telegram channel ASTRA. The vessel involved is the V ALERIY GORCHAKOV, which may be part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet.

In Bataysk, authorities reported a fire in a residential building located near an electrical substation. A building also caught fire in Rostov.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported that 47 drones were shot down over its territory and occupied Crimea.

Ukraine has repeatedly used drones to attack vessels of the enemy’s shadow fleet, which enable Russia to continue earning money to fund the war. In particular, on December 10, naval drones struck a tanker in Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone.

EMPR