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Drones torch major Russian oil hub in Novorossiysk

A massive fire broke out at one of Russia’s largest oil export terminals, Sheskharis, in the city of Novorossiysk after an overnight drone attack, the Exilenova+ Telegram channel wrote on Nov. 14.

14 November 2025, 08:56 AM

Ukrainian drone damages $60M Russian Black Sea reconnaissance vessel - video

Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) Special Forces tracked and successfully attacked Russian Project MPSV07 multifunctional support vessel of the aggressor Black Sea Fleet, the officers wrote on Sept. 11.

11 September 2025, 09:46 AM

Navy confirms large-scale Black Sea oil leak

Ukrainian Navy spokesman Dmytro Pletenchuk confirmed a major oil spill in the eastern Black Sea in territory controlled by Russia, he told RBC-Ukraine on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 05:26 PM

Ukrainian sea drone kills elite Russian divers in Novorossiysk Bay

Five elite Russian divers were killed in a Black Sea operation near Novorossiysk, Ukraine’s military intelligence said on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 12:20 PM

Putin’s FSB rules stop Kazakhstan’s Black Sea exports

Shipments of Kazakhstani oil transported through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) to Black Sea ports for Western markets have been suspended, Reuters reported on July 23.

24 July 2025, 08:00 PM

Ukraine’s Magura naval drone shoots down Russian Su-30 jet, HUR releases video

Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence agency (HUR) has confirmed the first-ever destruction of a Russian Su-30 fighter jet by a missile launched from a naval drone. The announcement came in a statement from the agency on May 3.

3 May 2025, 05:36 PM

Ukrainian naval strike reportedly downs Russian Su-30 fighter near Novorossiysk

A Ukrainian naval drone destroyed a Russian Su-30 fighter jet during an overnight attack on Novorossiysk in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on May 3, according to the monitoring group The Crimean Wind.

3 May 2025, 02:36 PM

Mass drone strike hits Novorossiysk, Russian military port and grain terminal reportedly damaged

Drones launched a large-scale overnight attack on Russia’s Krasnodar Krai on May 3, with the city of Novorossiysk—home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet and the country’s largest port—among the key targets, according to Russian officials.

3 May 2025, 09:42 AM

Maritime drones attack Russia’s largest Black Sea port - video

An overnight attack by maritime drones on Russia's naval base and the largest Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, was claimed by Mayor Andrei Kravchenko on Telegram early on Sept. 4.

5 September 2024, 08:28 AM

Podolyak hints at 600-700 km range for Ukraine's first ballistic missile

Ukraine's first ballistic missile will have a range of about 600-700 kilometers, Mykhailo Podolyak, Ukrainian Presidential Office head adviser said in an interview with Novyny.LIVE outlet published on Aug. 29.

29 August 2024, 02:01 PM

Russia pulls aging patrol ship from Crimea to protect last Black Sea asset, says Ukrainian Navy spokesperson

Russia's recent withdrawal of a 50-year-old patrol ship from the temporarily occupied Crimea is an attempt to "save its last valuable asset" in the Black Sea, Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk told Radio NV on July 16.

17 July 2024, 04:55 PM

Russia claims naval drones attack on home to Black Sea Fleet city of Novorossiysk

Unmanned naval drones attacked Novorossiysk, home to a Russian Black Sea Fleet naval base, overnight on July 3, the city's Mayor Andrei Kravchenko reported on July 3.

3 July 2024, 10:56 AM

Russians complain military shot their cars repelling drone attack on Novorossiysk

Residents of Novorossiysk in Russia's Krasnodar Krai complained that the military shot through their cars while repelling a drone attack.

21 May 2024, 01:28 PM

Aerial shots detail drone damage at Novorossiysk port

Satellite images revealing the aftermath of a drone attack on Novorossiysk seaport on the night of May 17 have been released by the Russian service of Radio Svoboda on Telegram.

19 May 2024, 12:39 PM

Drones strike Russian oil bases in Novorossiysk

Drones struck at least two oil bases and two terminals in Russian Novorossiysk overnight, the Russian Telegram channel Astra reported on May 17.

17 May 2024, 03:57 PM

Daily ship repositioning by Russian Black Sea Fleet observed in Sevastopol Bay – Crimean Wind group

The Russian Black Sea Fleet repositions ships in Sevastopol Bay almost daily, the Crimean Wind monitoring group reported on Telegram on April 24.

24 April 2024, 02:05 PM

Sevastopol’s bays are almost empty as Russian ships flee to Novorossiysk

Russia has almost no warships left in the bays of Sevastopol as remaining big combat units have been withdrawn to Novorossiysk, the Crimean Wind monitoring group reported on Telegram on April 10.

10 April 2024, 11:55 AM

Russian fleet seeks refuge from Ukrainian strikes in Novorossiysk bay

Russia is hiding its ships from Ukrainian attacks in the Novorossiysk Bay in southern Russia, employing barriers like flooded barges to fend off Ukrainian assaults, said Dmytro Pletenchuk, Ukrainian Navy spokesman, on April 4.

4 April 2024, 01:07 PM

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