Port Burns In Sevastopol After Drone And Flamingo Attack
- 18.04.2026, 8:08
Explosions also occurred near thermal power plants and airfields.
In temporarily occupied Sevastopol on the night of April 18, a series of explosions took place. According to monitoring channels, drones attacked the port and infrastructure facilities.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to OSINT channels.
Attack on Sevastopol
The attack on occupied Crimea began around 01:00 hours. Eyewitnesses reported explosions and "fly-ins" in Bakhchisarai, as well as missile launches by Russian air defense in Saki, where the Russians operate a military airfield, and in Yevpatoria.
A short time later, explosions began to be heard in Sevastopol.
"Numerous explosions were heard in the city, Russian air defense forces were firing intensively 'from all positions,'" OSINT channels wrote.
The shooting was recorded near Sevastopol's thermal power plant, and a searchlight was operating from Sapun Hill. A drone was heard flying over the Leninsky district of the city.
The monitoring channel Exilenova+ published a video showing the port of Sevastopol on fire after the attack.
A severe fire is observed in the direction of Kamyshovaya and Cossack bays. This is reported by the pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel "Crimean Wind".
"In terms of explosion power, this is comparable to when Storm Shadow hit Sevastopol, even stronger. Perhaps the Flamingos paid a visit," the channel claimed.
Witnesses subsequently informed that a number of "arrivals" are observed in Sevastopol after the attack. Falling debris in particular is recorded in the area of Victory Avenue.
In the meantime, OSINT analysts write that after the massive attack on Sevastopol rose a fire in the port area. A number of fires have also been observed in the city as a result of the attack. Monitoring channel Supernova+ specifies that a tank with oil products is burning in the port of Sevastopol.
The so-called governor of Sevastopol Razvozhayev confirmed the attack and fire in the city: he writes that the fire rose allegedly as a result of falling debris from a downed UAV. The area of the fire, as he assures, allegedly small, and burning tank with fuel residues in the area of the microdistrict Cossack Bay.
Strikes on airfields
In addition, it is reported about a series of explosions in the area of the airfield "Saki" in Novofedorovka at about 01:20. At the Kacha airfield, eyewitnesses heard the launching of flares and fire from anti-aircraft guns and machine guns with tracer ammunition.