On the night of March 2, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) carried out a drone attack on Novorossiysk, the operational headquarters of Russia’s Krasnodar Territory reported.
According to its information, debris from downed drones damaged six apartment buildings and five private houses. Three people were injured — two women and a man who were inside one of the private homes. They were hospitalized. The operational headquarters did not mention any other consequences of the attack.
According to an analysis of photos and videos from eyewitnesses conducted by Astra, the target of the Ukrainian drones was the “Sheskharis” oil loading terminal in the port of Novorossiysk. A fire broke out in the area of the facility after the strike.
Sheskharis is one of the largest oil and petroleum product transshipment complexes in southern Russia and has strategic significance. It plays a key role in the operations of the Novorossiysk Sea Port and the entire export infrastructure of southern Russia. The General Staff of the AFU had previously stated that the oil loading terminal is used to supply Russian armed forces units conducting combat operations in Ukraine. The terminal was previously attacked by drones in November 2025. At that time, an oil depot, a Chernomortransneft pier, and the NUTEP container terminal were damaged.
