Ukrainian Defense Forces Attacked Port in Yeysk

Drones belonging to the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked the port in the city of Yeysk in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation.

This was reported by the Astra news outlet.

The attack took place on the morning of August 22, 2026. Thick smoke rose over the port area following the strike.

According to local residents, the drone may have struck a ship. It is currently unknown which ship was hit.

The Yeysk port is a general-purpose port with shallow waters, so its harbor area can be used primarily by small vessels.

At the same time, the port is important for the Russian Federation’s military logistics. It can be used to load fuel and supplies onto ships that transport cargo to the temporarily occupied Crimea and the occupied territories of Ukraine.

A terminal operated by the company ‘Yeisk-Port-Vista,’ which specializes in the transshipment of diesel fuel, is located within the port.

Its capacity is approximately 3 million metric tons per year, and it uses mixed river-sea-going vessels for its operations.

There is also a military airfield near Yeysk, where the Russian Navy’s 859th Center for Combat Application and Crew Training for Naval Aviation is stationed.

In the event of a full-scale war, the airfield is also used by other combat aviation units of the Russian Federation, in particular for strikes against Ukraine.

Earlier, Militarnyi reported that during a strike on the airfield in Yeysk on May 15, 2026, the Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian Be-200PS aircraft.

Satellite images also showed that other aircraft remained at the airfield after the attack, and maintenance work on them continued.