‘Massive’ attack on Kyiv overnight – DW – 11/14/2025

A ship, several apartment buildings and an oil depot were damaged in a Ukrainian drone strike in the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Friday morning, local officials confirmed.

The operational headquarters for Russia’s southern Krasnodar region said three injured crew members were taken by ship to hospital for treatment.

Ukrainian officials did not immediately comment on the attack.

Despite not having a large navy, Ukraine has achieved some success in the Black Sea since the beginning of the war, using aerial and waterborne drones to force Russia’s Black Sea Fleet into eastern ports such as Novorossiysk.

Ukraine’s capital Kiev was hit by “massive” Russian airstrikes early Friday morning, injuring at least 11 people and damaging buildings in “almost every district.”

According to officials, the injured included five people who had to be hospitalized, including a man in critical condition and a pregnant woman.

Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said air defense units were working to repulse a “massive enemy attack” but “parts of the heating network were damaged.” He warned that electricity and water supplies could also be disrupted.

“The Russians are targeting residential buildings,” said Timur Tkachenko, head of the city’s military administration. “There are a lot of damaged high-rise buildings throughout Kiev, in almost every district.”

The governor of the Kyiv region outside the capital said drone and missile strikes injured one person and caused fires in several places. A 55-year-old man in the town of Bila Tserkwa suffered thermal burns and was admitted to hospital.

The Ukrainian Air Force said that Russia is also targeting many other areas with drones and guided bombs.

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Ukraine’s capital Kiev was targeted by “large-scale” airstrikes early Friday.

At least 11 people were injured, at least one seriously, as residential buildings were damaged across the city.

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