Russian media says operations normal at port after drone attack

The Russian state news agency RIA Novosti says that the port of Novorossiysk "is working in normal mode after the night UAVs attack," citing the Russian Seafarers Union.

"Cargo operations are going on as planned," RIA Novosti reported.

Despite video evidence to the contrary, it added that "the Russian military had repelled an attack by two surface drones in Novorossiysk, with no casualties or damage," quoting regional governor Veniamin Kondratiev.

"Regarding civilian vessels and in the port, everything is calm," the Seafarers Union was quoted as saying.

The attack on Russian naval vessels in the port of Novorossiysk Friday was carried out in a joint operation of the Security Service of Ukraine with the Ukrainian Navy, a Ukrainian source told CNN.

A sea drone loaded with 450 kilograms (992 pounds) of the explosive TNT attacked the ship, which had about 100 Russian servicemen aboard, the source claimed.

Social media videos show a Russian warship listing heavily and being towed after Moscow claimed it had foiled a Ukrainian sea drone attack on the Black Sea base.

Social media videos and several Russian blogger accounts appear to identify the vessel being towed as the warship Olenegorsky Gornyak.