Ukraine carried out a drone attack on the city of Novorossiysk overnight on March 1-2, hitting the Russian frigate Admiral Essen. The strike hit the vessel's midship superstructure.

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

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

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

Three Russian sailors killed and 14 injured in the strike

SBU drones hit Russian warships in Novorossiysk port

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

SBU drones hit the Pantsir-S2 air defense missile system

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

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

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.