Blasts, gunfire reported near Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk

Russian social media users reported hearing explosions and gunfire near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on Friday morning.

Videos posted in a local online community and circulated by Russian online news outlet Astra showed the move-ment of ships just off the coast with the sound of gunfire coming from the direction of the sea.

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  Russian warships have repelled an attack by two Ukrainian sea drones on the Russian navy’s Novorossiisk base, the Russian defense ministry said on Friday.

"Earlier today, the armed forces of Ukraine launched two unmanned sea boats to attack the naval base in Novorossiisk. Responding to the attack, Russian warships visually detected and destroyed the unmanned boats using standard weapons mounted," the ministry said.

The governor of South Russia’s Krasnodar region Veniamin Kondratyev said on Telegram the attack caused no damage or casualties.