Ukrainian Drones Strike Major Russian Oil Export Hub on Black Sea

By Tsvetana Paraskova – Mar 02, 2026, 2:07 AM CST

Ukrainian drones hit an oil terminal at the Russian port of Novorossiysk, setting the depot on fire, according to a report by Russian outlet Astra. 

Ukrainian outlet Exilenova Plus reported on Telegram that port infrastructure in Novorossiysk is on fire.  

An analysis by Astra from videos posted by Exilenova and eyewitnesses on social media suggests that it is the Transneft Sheskharis loading terminal on the east side of the bay that is on fire.  

This is not the first attack on the Sheskharis terminal—it was hit in November last year, along with Russian energy export infrastructure at the nearby Tuapse and Temryuk ports.

Novorossiysk is a critical oil hub and loading terminal for a large part of Russia’s oil exports from the Black Sea. It is also close to a terminal operated by the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) which operates the pipeline and loadings of crude oil from Kazakhstan’s huge oilfields. 

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