# Live: Russian attack sets ablaze Ukraine’s Izmail port infrastructure

https://mins.news/en/item/20879

- France 24, 2026-08-13 06:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260813-live-russian-attack-sets-ablaze-ukraine-s-izmail-port-infrastructure

> Regional Ukrainian authorities say Russia struck the area around Izmail, Ukraine’s largest Danube port, overnight, damaging infrastructure and sparking a fire. Moscow meanwhile says it shot down 362 Ukrainian drones overnight, while local officials report an attack in Russia’s Salavat area caused a blaze at an oil refinery.

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