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Ukrainian strikes against the Novorossiysk naval base on the night of March 1-2 damaged the Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates.

Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Entities

Essen (military_unit) Admiral Makarov (military_unit) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian frigate (weapon_system) Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Kalibr (weapon_system) Gessen (weapon_system) Molniya-class missile boat (weapon_system) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian Black Sea Fleet (organization) UAV (weapon_system) Sea Baby (weapon_system) S-300 (weapon_system) Pantsir-S2 (weapon_system) Russian guidance radars (weapon_system) Valentin Pikul (weapon_system) Yeysk (weapon_system) Kasimov (weapon_system) Sheskharis oil terminal (location) Defense Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Novorossiysk (location)

Source Reports

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian General Staff confirmed strikes damaged Admiral Essen and Admiral Makarov frigates

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces damaged a Russian frigate and other Russian warships during March 1 to 2 overnight strikes against the Russian naval base in Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

During the attack on the port of Novorossiysk on the night of 1-2 March, the Security Service of Ukraine together with the defence forces struck the frigate Admiral Essen, which carries eight Kalibr cruise missiles. The strike hit the ship's central superstructure.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The strike caused a fire on the deck that lasted about 18 hours.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukraine targeted oil infrastructure at the Russian port of Novorossiysk earlier in March

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The operation was conducted jointly with Ukraine's Defense Forces

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Extracted: 2026-03-09T10:41:37.897Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-7-2026