The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a series of strikes on targets of the Russian occupiers carried out on September 8 and during the night of September 9. Among the confirmed targets were a high-speed patrol boat in the waters of the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, a storage and launch site for strike drones in the area of occupied Donetsk, and elements of electronic intelligence on the peninsula. In parallel, according to a statement by the command of the Special Operations Forces, a comprehensive strike was delivered on the naval base in Novorossiysk. The final extent of the damage, as the staff emphasizes, is still being assessed.
Strike on the 'Mangust' boat in Kazachya Bay
According to the General Staff, units of the Defense Forces struck a Russian Project 12150 'Mangust' high-speed patrol boat in Kazachya Bay of the temporarily occupied Sevastopol. Vessels of this class are designed for patrolling, protecting maritime areas, and engaging small targets. According to the publicly available specifications of the project, the boat is about 20 meters long, has a top speed of around 50 knots (over 90 km/h), and a crew of up to six people. A strike on such a vessel deprives the enemy of one of the tools for controlling the coastal zone and complicates the organization of patrolling in the bay area.
Intelligence and drones: other targets on the peninsula and in Donetsk
In addition to the boat, on the territory of the occupied peninsula, according to the staff, an antenna complex of electronic intelligence in Olenivka and an antenna in the radars-transparent dome of a separate command-and-measurement complex in Vityno were damaged. In the area of occupied Donetsk, Ukrainian defenders struck a site for the storage, preparation, and launch of the enemy's strike drones, and also hit several other targets in the eastern regions of the country. The provided footage shows the typical preparation for launching a strike UAV from a ground position in a wooded area, reflecting the nature of the means employed.
Novorossiysk: a fire at the port and statements from the command
During the night in Novorossiysk, a fire was recorded in the area of the port infrastructure after a series of explosions. Local authorities limited their official statement to confirming the fact of the 'repulsion of an attack' by drones, without revealing details of the consequences. Later, the commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Robert 'Madyar' Broidy, stated that Ukrainian forces delivered a comprehensive strike on the naval base in Novorossiysk, as a result of which, according to him, missile carriers, a deck fighter, and a helicopter were hit.
Contradictory data
Here the versions of the two sides diverge noticeably. Russian local authorities in Novorossiysk acknowledged only the fact of the 'repulsion of an attack' by drones and did not report on the consequences, effectively not confirming the scale of the damage. At the same time, the command of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claims a comprehensive strike on the base and names specific hit targets — missile carriers, a deck fighter, and a helicopter. Independent confirmation of the extent of the damage in Novorossiysk is absent in the provided materials, so both versions are presented as they are, without choosing the 'correct' one. Similarly, information about the 'Mangust' boat and the intelligence targets relies on the statement of one side — the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine emphasizes that the final extent of the damage inflicted on the occupiers at all the listed targets is being clarified as of the time of publication. Thus, the presented picture reflects the operational summary for September 8–9, in which the key direction remains strikes on the enemy's maritime, intelligence, and drone targets on the coast and in the eastern regions.
