Spasatel Ilyin was the Russian ship hit near Novorossiysk by aerial drone—captain injured, ship disabled
The vessel’s electronics and communications were reportedly taken offline after the bridge was struck.
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Ukraine struck a rare Russian spy ship 600 km away—now it’s crippled and useless (video)
The drone hit destroyed the vessel’s recon gear and command bridge, HUR confirmed.
Five Russian divers tried to lift a Ukrainian drone in Novorossiysk bay — they never surfaced again
The sea drone detonated during the recovery attempt, killing Russia’s elite sabotage group instantly.
Three fires, one night: Ukraine hits refinery, military base, and railway in deep Russian strike (video)
Drone raids hit a Krasnodar refinery and military unit, Volgograd railways, and a Novorossiysk port in a sweeping strike campaign.
Ukraine’s Intelligence: Explosion disables Russian shadow fleet tanker, carrying 1 million barrels of sanctioned oil
The Vilamoura, carrying crude oil, was previously spotted at Russian ports and is now under tow.
Russia’s Novorossiysk oil facility blaze follows reports of explosions
It remains unclear whether the fire resulted from a Ukrainian air attack, Ukrainian sabotage, or an accident.
UK “rapidly developed” new naval drones for Ukraine
The UK Defense Procurement Minister mentioned “Wasp” and “Snapper” unmanned maritime vessel programs as undergoing final testing.
Occupied Crimea no longer viable for Russian military ship repairs, says Ukrainian Navy
Ukrainian Navy confirms Russian military's complete withdrawal from Crimean repair facilities to Russia's Novorossiysk due to Ukrainian missile threat.
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet stays outside Crimea due to threat of Ukrainian strikes
The Russian Navy does not plan to return to Crimea since Ukrainian strikes on the fleet and other assets in the occupied peninsula have made harboring there dangerous, according to Ukrainian Naval spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk.
Naval drones attack Russia’s largest southern port Novorossiysk overnight
Novorossiysk's mayor claims Ukrainian naval drones attacked Novorossiysk, a key Black Sea port and naval base.
Ukraine attacks Russia’s oil facilities at eastern Black Sea coast
Overnight, a massive drone attack targeted oil facilities in Tuapse and Novorossiysk in Russia's Krasnodar Krai, hundreads of kilometers behind the frontline.
UK intel: Russia improved naval infrastructure in Novorossiysk, where it relocated its ships from Sevastopol away from Ukraine’s strikes
To avoid Ukrainian sea-borne attack, Russia largely moved its Black Sea Fleet from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk, where it is improving infrastructure to support long-term basing, per UK intelligence.
British Defense Ministry: Russia enhances defense of Novorossiysk Sea Port in Black Sea Fleet from Ukrainian strikes
Russian 4 barges positioned at Novorossiysk port entrance to protect Black Sea Fleet assets after increased risk of Ukrainian strikes in Sevastopol
Ukrainian maritime drone damages Russian warship in Novorossiysk (VIDEO)
Ukraine's Security Service conducted a special operation in Novorossiysk Bay, where a maritime drone damaged a large Russian landing warship last night.
Maritime drones attack Russian naval base
Maritime kamikaze drones attacked the Russian Black Sea naval base in Novorossiysk last night, Russia's Defense Ministry reported.
Attack on Russia’s Novorossiysk oil depot near naval base shows Black Sea Fleet’s vulnerability – British Intelligence
The British Defense Ministry’s November 22 intellligence update addresses the November 18 maritime attack on an oil terminal…
Tankers stopped entering Russian Novorossiysk to export oil after an alleged drone attack on the terminal
Ukraine’s head of the Black Sea Monitoring group Andrii Klymenko notes that not a single tanker entered the Russian oil…