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The US Navy is addressing vulnerabilities of ballistic missile submarines when in port or on the surface, citing threats like drones, anti-tank rockets, and mines. Ukraine claimed to damage a Russian submarine using an underwater drone in 2023, prompting the Navy to develop new defense technologies, including AI countermeasures and security robots.

A $135 million superyacht linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin, equipped with anti-drone nets, is moving toward Murmansk along the Norwegian coast while escorted by Russian naval vessels. UK intelligence reports indicate Russian military installations of anti-drone cages on Kilo-class submarines in Novorossiysk following Ukrainian strikes on Russian naval infrastructure.

A Ukrainian drone attack triggered a fire at a Russian oil terminal in the Krasnodar region, injuring two people. The attack targeted the Sheskharis oil terminal, a key facility for Russia's Transneft pipeline, as part of Ukraine's broader campaign against Russian oil infrastructure. Separately, a drone strike in Ukraine's occupied Luhansk region raised the death toll to 11.

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at Russia's fifth largest oil export hub in Novorossiysk, resulting in two injuries, according to the local mayor.

A fire at Russia's Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk was blamed on 'fallen drone debris' by regional officials. Emergency services responded to the blaze, which damaged technical and administrative buildings, with Ukrainian media confirming the facility's significance as a major oil-loading site in southern Russia.

Ukrainian forces conducted a drone attack on a Russian Baltic port, as reported by the governor. Additionally, two shadow fleet tankers near the port of Novorossiysk were struck, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russia's main Black Sea port, Novorossiysk, has resumed loading crude oil at the Sheskharis facility. This marks a resumption of operations at a key berth after a previous disruption.