Drones attack one of Russia's largest oil terminals in Black Sea
According to Ukrinform, the ASTRA Telegram channel reported this.
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It was stated that residents of Novorossiysk observed a series of explosions on the night of March 2. The operational headquarters of the Krasnodar region confirmed the drone attack, noting only that debris from the downed drones damaged several apartment buildings and private houses, but did not report on other consequences of the attack.
According to ASTRA's analysis of photos and videos taken by eyewitnesses, the drones targeted the Sheshkharis oil terminal in the port of Novorossiysk. After the raid, a fire broke out at the facility. ASTRA noted that local chat rooms and residents reported that the fire was visible in the Sheshkharis area.
As reported, Sheshkharis is a large marine complex for receiving, storing, and shipping oil and petroleum products to tankers. It is one of Russia's largest and most strategically important oil terminals, playing a key role in the operation of the Novorossiysk seaport and the country's entire export infrastructure in the south.
The terminal was already damaged as a result of a Ukrainian attack in November 2025.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine previously stated that the oil terminal is involved in supplying Russian army groups conducting combat operations in Ukraine.
Ukraine has not officially confirmed the attack. However, Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, posted a video of the explosion with the comment “Novorossiysk. Terrifying.”
In total, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, overnight, Air Defense Forces “intercepted and destroyed” 172 aircraft-type drones in Russia, the Black Sea, and the temporarily occupied Crimea.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck several military targets in the temporarily Russian-occupied territories of Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, as well as in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
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