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💥 Attack

Ukrainian drones reportedly struck an oil tanker (or cargo ship, per conflicting reports) in the Port of Rostov-on-Don overnight on Dec. 18.

Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast
Likely Reported by 2 independent sources
Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Entities

Port of Rostov (location) Alexander Skryabin (person) Yuri Slyusar (person)

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian drones struck an oil tanker in the Port of Rostov-on-Don overnight on Dec. 18

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

A cargo ship was struck in the attack (per Rostov Oblast Governor Yuri Slyusar)

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck an electrical substation in Bataysk

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Extracted: 2026-02-19T05:11:38.450Z

Source story: ukrainian-drones-reportedly-strike-oil-tanker-in-russias-rostov-on-don-officials-claim