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Russia admits its Black Sea shipping no longer safe

Moscow warned that navigation in its Black Sea waters is dangerous after Ukraine intensified attacks on Russian shipping, Bloomberg reported on July 23.

23 July, 07:57 PM

Ukraine destroys FSB border patrol ship Izumrud in Novorossiysk

Ukraine's Navy destroyed the Russian FSB border patrol ship Izumrud, which took part in the Nov. 25, 2018 attack on Ukrainian naval vessels in the Kerch Strait. Fatalities and injuries were reported among the ship's crew, according to a statement from the Navy.

14 July, 04:38 PM

Russia stops going to Black Sea to launch Kalibr missiles

Russia's Black Sea Fleet no longer risks deploying to sea even to launch Kalibr cruise missiles because of ship losses and effective Ukrainian defense operations, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk said on July 5.

5 July, 02:17 PM

Video appears to show drone strike on Russian frigate Admiral Essen

Video circulating online purportedly shows the moment a drone struck the Russian frigate Admiral Essen in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk on May 23.

29 May, 03:01 PM

Drone attack sparks fire at Novorossiysk fuel terminal

A fire broke out at an oil depot in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, overnight on May 23 following a drone attack, the region’s operational headquarters reported on Telegram.

23 May, 09:45 AM

Russian Admiral Makarov frigate suffers dual drone strikes

The Russian frigate Admiral Makarov was hit at least twice in the port of Novorossiysk in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, the monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported on April 7, citing satellite images and videos.

7 April, 01:06 PM

Russia’s Admiral Makarov frigate damaged in Ukrainian drone strike in Novorossiysk

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck a Russian frigate in the port of Novorossiysk and the Syvash drilling platform overnight, commander Robert “Madyar” Brovdi said, in one of the latest attacks on Russia’s Black Sea assets on Apr. 6.

6 April, 03:36 PM

Drones torch Russia’s key oil hub in Novorossiysk

A fire broke out at a major Russian Black Sea oil hub in the port city of Novorossiysk following an overnight drone attack, Dnipro Osint reported on April 6 after analysis of numerous photos and videos on social media.

6 April, 09:09 AM

Russian warship Admiral Essen damaged in Ukrainian strike

Sources in Ukraine’s Security Service said an overnight attack on the Russian port of Novorossiysk damaged the frigate Admiral Essen, a vessel capable of carrying eight Kalibr cruise missiles, during a joint operation with Ukraine’s Defense Forces on March 2.

5 March, 05:25 PM

Satellite images confirm damage to Russian frigate in Novorossiysk drone strike

Satellite imagery indicates the March 2 Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Novorossiysk damaged the Admiral Essen frigate, destroying its midship superstructure and damaging radar and EW modules, OSINT (open-source intelligence) project CyberBorshno reported on March 4.

4 March, 11:30 PM

SBU destroys Russian minesweeper in Novorossiysk raid

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and other Defense Forces units struck the Russian minesweeper Valentin Pikul and two anti-submarine ships Yeysk and Kasimov during the attack on Novorossiysk port overnight into March 2, killing three Russian sailors and wounding 14, sources in the SBU told NV.

4 March, 06:31 PM

Russia can’t cash in on rising oil

Russia was unable to capitalize on this week’s surge in global oil prices amid the Middle East crisis, as Ukrainian drone attacks and severe winter weather sharply constrained its export capacity, Reuters reported on March 3.

4 March, 12:37 PM

Ukrainian drones hammer Russian warships, oil hub in Novorossiysk

Ukraine’s Security Service’s (SBU) drones operated by the Alpha Special Operations Center in coordination with units of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS), the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), and the Special Operations Forces (SOF), successfully hit military targets and oil infrastructure at the port of Novorossiysk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, a source within the SBU told NV on Mar. 2.

2 March, 01:44 PM

Drones torch Novorossiysk oil terminal

An oil terminal in the Russian port city of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, is on fire after a drone attack late on March 1, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel reported, sharing videos of a massive blaze.

2 March, 08:41 AM

U.S. complained after Ukraine struck Russian Black Sea port in 2025

Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Olha Stefanishyna received a demarche from the U.S. State Department in November 2025, after a Ukrainian drone strike targeted Russia’s Novorossiysk Black Sea port, Stefanishyna said on Feb. 24.

24 February, 11:28 PM

Storm season to hinder Russian missile launches from sea

Russia will struggle to launch missiles at Ukraine from the sea until spring due to the storm season in the Black and Azov seas, Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk said on the national United News telethon on Jan. 19.

19 January, 04:18 PM

Russians in Novorossiysk urgently camouflaging Black Sea Fleet logistics — Atesh

Partisans detected intensified camouflage and security measures at key Russian logistics sites in Novorossiysk after successful Ukrainian Defense Forces strikes on Black Sea Fleet objects, the pro-Kyiv partisan movement Atesh reported on Jan. 4.

4 January, 12:50 PM

Satellite images of damaged Russian sub pier

The Dec. 15 attack on a Russian Varshavyanka-class submarine damaged a pier at the port of Novorossiysk, where the vessel was moored, Radio Liberty reported the following day, citing satellite imagery.

16 December 2025, 01:29 PM

Putin threatens expanded strikes on Ukrainian ports

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has threatened to expand strikes on Ukrainian ports and the vessels that dock there after a series of attacks on Moscow’s sanction-busting “shadow fleet” oil tankers in the Black Sea.

2 December 2025, 10:19 PM

Turkey uneasy about Ukraine attacking Russian oil tankers in Black Sea

The recent attacks on oil tankers believed to be part of Russia’s sanction-busting “shadow fleet” represent a “disturbing escalation” that threatens maritime security in the Black Sea, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:58 PM

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