{"id":28973,"date":"2026-09-09T12:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=28973"},"modified":"2026-09-09T12:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:52:31","slug":"udar-novorosiisk-baza-korabli-sheskharis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/udar-novorosiisk-baza-korabli-sheskharis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine attacked the Russian Black Sea Fleet\u2019s main base in Novorossiysk: what was hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"535\">The Security Service of Ukraine, in conjunction with the Defence Forces <strong data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"512\">struck a number of military and infrastructure targets in the Russian Federation in the Novorossiysk area of the Krasnodar Krai<\/strong> on the night of 9 September. The operation involved the SBU\u2019s \u00abAlfa\u00bb Special Operations Centre, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Ukrainian Navy, the Main Intelligence Directorate and the State Border Guard Service. According to the Ukrainian side, the following were targeted: <strong data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"872\">the \u00abNovorossiysk\u00bb naval base, ships of the Russian Federation\u2019s Black Sea Fleet, fuel oil storage facilities and the infrastructure of the \u00abSheshkharis\u00bb oil terminal\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\"><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The defence forces attacked the naval base in Novorossiysk.<\/li>\n<li>Ships carrying \u00abKalibr\u00bb cruise missiles have been hit.<\/li>\n<li>The fuel oil terminal and \u00abSesharis\u00bb were hit.<\/li>\n<li>Fires broke out at the military base and the terminal.<\/li>\n<li>Brovdi reported that the Russian Federation had lost several military vessels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1v78pka\" data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1563\">Damaged ships of the Black Sea Fleet<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1565\" data-end=\"1654\">Pros. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SBUkr\/18567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> SBU: explosions reported <strong data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1653\">in areas where Russian naval vessels are stationed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1782\">The Ukrainian side claims to have struck a number of vessels belonging to the Russian Federation\u2019s Black Sea Fleet, which are capable of launching \u00abKalibr\u00bb cruise missiles.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"2000\">The exact number and types of vessels were not specified in the initial report. Brovdi also did not name any specific vessels, but noted that amongst the vessels hit were <strong data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"1961\">launch vehicles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2002\" data-end=\"2162\">Novorossiysk has become one of the key bases for the Russian Federation\u2019s Black Sea Fleet following a series of Ukrainian strikes on military targets in the temporarily occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1m4qzej\" data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2211\">Fires at the fuel oil terminal and at \u00abShesharisi\u00bb<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2213\" data-end=\"2276\">Russian energy infrastructure was a specific target of the strike.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2306\">The SBU reports the following casualties:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2417\">\n<li data-section-id=\"mytr4t\" data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2337\">fuel oil storage facilities;<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1k7pzda\" data-start=\"2338\" data-end=\"2386\">infrastructure of the \u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/dronova-ataka-zupynyla-robotu-terminalu-sheskharis\/\">Shesharis<\/a>\u00bb;<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1jmq2fq\" data-start=\"2387\" data-end=\"2417\">adjacent port facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2419\" data-end=\"2479\">A fire broke out at the fuel oil terminal following the attack.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2481\" data-end=\"2759\">The Russian authorities have also confirmed the fires in Novorossiysk, although they had previously claimed that debris from drones had fallen on industrial sites. OSINT analysts have used video footage from the scene to geolocate the fire specifically in the area of the Novorossiysk fuel oil terminal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"3024\">The \u00abSheshkharis\u00bb terminal is of great importance for the export of Russian oil via the Black Sea. Following a previous attack in August, its operations were temporarily suspended; around <strong data-start=\"2944\" data-end=\"2985\">700,000 barrels of crude oil per day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"gsc6d\" data-start=\"3026\" data-end=\"3064\">Novorossiysk was already attacked in August<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3169\">This is not the first large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/ukraina-atakuvala-novorosiysk-ne-ktk\/\">attacks on military and oil infrastructure<\/a> Novorossiysk over the past month.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3171\" data-end=\"3468\">On 12 August, the SBU and other components of the Defence Forces were already conducting a large-scale operation in the port. At that time, the Ukrainian side reported that the frigates had been hit <strong data-start=\"3310\" data-end=\"3349\">\u00abThe \u00bbAdmiral Essen\u00ab and the \u00bbAdmiral Makarov\u2019<\/strong>, the patrol vessel \u00abVasily Bykov\u00bb, the 30N6E radar of the S-300 system and a number of jetties.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3470\" data-end=\"3585\">Following that attack, the Russian port temporarily suspended oil loading operations.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"12klf0y\" data-start=\"3587\" data-end=\"3636\">Other Russian military installations were also targeted<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3638\" data-end=\"3694\">The night-time operation on 9 September was not confined to Novorossiysk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3696\" data-end=\"3807\">Brovdi stated that Ukrainian forces had also struck targets in the Anapa area <strong data-start=\"3759\" data-end=\"3806\">a Su-33 carrier-based fighter and a Mi-8 helicopter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3809\" data-end=\"4017\">Furthermore, according to him, radar systems near Gelendzhik were hit, including the radar station <strong data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3932\">\u00abKasta-2E2\u00bb and 92N6<\/strong>, which forms part of the S-300\/S-400 systems.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"n2zn4c\" data-start=\"4019\" data-end=\"4056\">The Russian authorities have reported casualties<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4058\" data-end=\"4207\">The authorities in the Krasnodar Krai have stated that the attack on Novorossiysk resulted in the deaths of <strong data-start=\"4138\" data-end=\"4173\">four people, including a child<\/strong>, whilst a further 29 were reportedly injured. The Ukrainian side has not commented on these figures separately. Reuters notes that Novorossiysk is a key Russian hub for the export of oil, petroleum products and grain.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4406\" data-end=\"4535\">The SBU emphasised that its operations are targeted at facilities that support Russia\u2019s military capabilities and its war against Ukraine.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0421\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0430 \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0435\u043a\u0438 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0456\u0437 \u0421\u0438\u043b\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0443\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u0438\u0437\u043a\u0443 \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0442\u0430 \u0456\u043d\u0444\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0443\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u043e\u0431\u2019\u0454\u043a\u0442\u0456\u0432 \u0420\u0424 \u0443 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u043e\u043d\u0456 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