Four Tankers Damaged in Two Days Following Airstrike in Taganrog Bay

11:46; 09 July 2026 year

### Russian Navy Warships Successfully Repel Massive Drone Attacks in Taganrog Bay for Second Consecutive Night For the second night in a row, Russian air defense forces have successfully repelled a massive attack by Ukrainian drones on tankers in the Taganrog Bay, according to the governor of Rostov region, Yury Slyusar. Last night, drones targeted two tankers, causing mechanical damage and igniting fires. There were no casualties among the crew members, who were safely evacuated. Firefighters managed to completely extinguish the fire on one of the vessels, while efforts to extinguish the fire on the second tanker are ongoing. The previous night, two other tankers en route to Rostov-on-Don were also damaged by drone attacks. The crew of one of the ships had to be evacuated, with two people sustaining minor injuries. According to Slyusar, both tankers were empty, and there was no oil spill. (Rostov-on-Don is a major city in southern Russia, located on the Don River, and Taganrog Bay is part of the Azov Sea.)

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