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Ukraine Strikes Russian Warships and Caspian Sea Port

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In Short: Ukraine claims to have hit three Russian warships in Novorossiysk and struck a key Russian-Iranian military equipment port in Makhachkala.

Ukraine's Navy reported that a Neptune anti-ship missile hit a Russian frigate during a strike on Novorossiysk, according to Daily Kos. The General Staff also confirmed that the Makhachkala Sea Commercial Port in Russia's Dagestan was hit overnight on September 10, with a fire recorded at the site.

The attack on the Caspian Sea port is described as a joint operation by Ukrainian units and other Defense Forces, targeting oil infrastructure and disrupting the seaborne Russian-Iranian military equipment trade network.

Meanwhile, reports from Daily Kos indicate that Russia has amassed 120 assault groups with around 150,000 troops near Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine's military reported.

In related news, the Houthis in Yemen seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha from Saudi-backed pro-government forces, according to military sources and witnesses.

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