💥 Attack

SBU drones struck Russian warships, air defense systems, and oil infrastructure in Novorossiysk port. The attack targeted the Sheskharis oil terminal, an S-300 PMU-2 Favorit radar system, and a Pantsir-S2 air defense system.

Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai
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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda UNIAN Institute for the Study of War

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Security Service of Ukraine (organization) Alpha Special Operations Center (military_unit) Sheskharis oil terminal (location) 30N6E2 guidance radar (weapon_system) S-300 PMU-2 Favorit (weapon_system) Pantsir-S2 (weapon_system) Novorossiysk (location) Ukrainian attack drones (weapon_system) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) SBU Alpha Special Operations Center (military_unit) Ukrainian Defense Forces (military_unit) Valentin Pikul (weapon_system) Yeysk (weapon_system) Kasimov (weapon_system) S-300PMU-2 Favorit system (weapon_system) 30N6E2 guidance radar from S-300PMU-2 Favorit system (weapon_system) Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) (organization) S-300 (weapon_system) Andrey Kravchenko (person) Ukraine's Border Guard Service (organization) HUR Unmanned Systems Forces (military_unit) Special Operations Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Essen (weapon_system) SBU (organization) Defense Forces of Ukraine (organization) 30N6E2 fire-control radar (weapon_system) S-300PMU-2 Favorit (weapon_system) Black Sea Fleet (organization) CyberBoroshno (organization) Project 1241 Molniya missile boat (weapon_system) Ukrainian Naval Forces (military_unit) Russian minesweeper (weapon_system) Eisk (weapon_system) 30N6E2 (weapon_system) S-400 (weapon_system) Project 1124 Albatros (weapon_system) Kalibr (weapon_system) TK-25 (weapon_system) ZR-90 Orekh (weapon_system) Frigate-M2M (weapon_system) 30N6E2 radar (weapon_system) Sheskharis (location) Admiral Makarov (weapon_system) S-400 air defense system (weapon_system) PK-10 passive jamming systems (weapon_system) TK-25 electronic warfare system (weapon_system) Fregat-M2M surveillance radar (weapon_system) S-300 missile system (weapon_system) Pantsir-S2 air defense system (weapon_system) SSU (organization) S-400 missile system (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

SBU drones hit Russian warships in Novorossiysk port

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

SBU drones hit the 30N6E2 guidance radar of the S-300 PMU-2 Favorit system

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

SBU drones hit the Pantsir-S2 air defense missile system

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

SBU drones hit six of the seven oil tankers at the Sheskharis oil terminal

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

A large-scale fire has been burning at the port since the early morning

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Ukrainian forces struck the Russian port of Novorossiysk, hitting the minesweeper Valentin Pikul and severely damaging two anti-submarine ships, the Yeysk and the Kasimov

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

On the night of March 2, the SSU together with Ukraine's Defense Forces hit the sea minesweeper Valentin Pikul.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Ukraine is believed to have hit the Russian frigate Admiral Essen during a drone attack on the city of Novorossiysk on the night of 1-2 March

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

The frigate Admiral Essen was struck during an attack on Novorossiysk port, damaging its superstructure and electronic warfare systems. The ship received critical damage that substantially limits its ability to launch Kalibr missiles.

Ukrainian forces struck the Sheskharis oil terminal and naval base in Novorossiysk

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Extracted: 2026-03-05T01:58:04.680Z

Source story: 70998