Ukraine Strikes Russian Port in Astrakhan

August 15, 2025

© habib billah / Adobe Stock
© habib billah / Adobe Stock

The Ukrainian military said it struck the port of Olya in Russia's Astrakhan region on Thursday, hitting a ship with drone parts and ammunition from Iran.

Russia uses the port as an important logistics hub for the supply of military goods from Iran, the Ukrainian military said in a statement on Friday.


(Reuters - Reporting by Anastasiia Malenko; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)


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