Summary
Ukraine launched a major drone attack on Novorossiysk, a key Russian Black Sea naval and commercial hub, while Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to seize European vessels in retaliation for potential sanctions and flexed naval power with large-scale war games in the Pacific. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy claimed responsibility for the Novorossiysk attack, calling it a strike on the Black Sea Fleet's "last major stronghold," as Putin accused NATO of expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific.
