Day 8 of Russia's new strike campaign on port infrastructure of Odesa and Mykolaiv Oblasts:

Today, strikes were carried out with at least 4 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles, 4 Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, 6 Banderol jet-drones, and a number of Geran-2/3/4 drones.

The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that the strikes targeted a container ship at Chornomorsk allegedly unloading ammunition; infrastructure used for unloading fuel and lubricants, and a Ukrainian military fuel storage tanks at Odesa Port; as well as a cargo ship near Zmiiny Island in the western Black Sea allegedly carrying cargo for the Ukrainian military.

Additionally, the Russian MoD claimed that a launching platform and transport-loading vehicle for Neptune-2 cruise missiles was struck by an Iskander-M ballistic missile near the village of Rybakivka, Mykolaiv Oblast.

A Russian VSK-affiliated channel confirms that the Tu-95MS strategic bomber was indeed hit by Ukrainian long-range drones at Engels-2 Airbase, but claims that there were no casualties.

He indicates that the aircraft was hit due to a lack of hardened concrete hangars.

One of the two 250 metre smokestacks at the Slovyansk Thermal Power Plant has collapsed following repeated Russian KAB glide-bomb strikes.

The power plant has been non-operational since April 2026, and is currently situated approximately 2.2 km from the closest grey-zone.

Aftermath of overnight Russian Geran-2/4 drone strikes on an agricultural complex near Chernihiv City.