# Ukraine pounds Black Sea Fleet’s ‘last major stronghold’ as Putin flexes naval power in Pacific

https://mins.news/en/item/20413

- Fox News, 2026-08-12 16:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-pounds-black-sea-fleets-last-major-stronghold-while-putin-flexes-naval-power-pacific

> Ukraine launched a drone attack that crippled grain terminals in Novorossiysk. At the same time, Putin threatened to seize European vessels traveling from the Russian Black Sea toward the Pacific. The report presents the strike as hitting the Black Sea Fleet’s “last major stronghold” while portraying Putin as displaying Russian naval power in the Pacific.

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