Ukrainian drones target railway infrastructure and port in Rostov-on-Don - video

"Rostov is under attack. It is very loud in the city," published posts stated. 

"Rostov, strikes are likely being delivered against railway infrastructure."

Exilenova+ later reported impacts near the city's port.

"Arrivals recorded in the port of Rostov," the channel noted.

Explosions were reported in Russia's Rostov Oblast overnight on July 10. OSINT analysts later confirmed a large-scale fire at an oil depot in the city.

Drones also struck Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant, which specializes in manufacturing optoelectronic, radar, and high-precision systems for Russia's defense-industrial complex.

Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that on the night of July 25, long-range drones struck a series of Russian military targets in the Caspian Sea and in Rostov-on-Don.

Specifically, Ukrainian drones hit a Russian Project 12418 Molniya missile boat. Drones also targeted the cargo vessel Port Olya 2 and the bulk carrier Begey, both of which are under international sanctions and were utilized to transport military cargo between Iran and Russia, according to the SBU.