Ukrainian drones struck Berdyansk port early today, igniting fires and leading to visible smoke clouds, power outages, and casualties, as occupation authorities scramble to assess the impact. The attack has prompted Russian officials to halt social services in the city.
The destruction of a railway bridge in Berdiansk, reportedly carried out by Ukraine’s intelligence and resistance, has severed a vital supply link, complicating fuel and ammunition deliveries for Russian forces.
An Italian court has ruled that 57 Ukrainian orphans evacuated from Berdiansk will remain in Italy indefinitely, citing safety concerns and asylum applications.
Ukraine's human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets demanded intervention from the International Committee of the Red Cross in the case of two Ukrainian teenagers allegedly killed by Russian forces in 2023, and their bodies still not returned to their families.
Yevgeny Ananyevsky, who reportedly set up torture chambers for Ukrainian prisoners at Berdiansk Penal Colony No. 77 in occupied southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast, has been eliminated, per Ukrainian intelligence.
Ukraine struck a Russian helicopter base in Berdiansk with three ATACMS missiles and targeted Luhansk airfield with two more. Satellite images and leaked Russian soldier videos confirmed the Berdiansk destruction.
Overnight missile strikes on two Russian-controlled airfields in occupied Luhansk and Berdiansk destroyed nine Russian helicopters, the Ukrainian military says.