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Ukraine strikes Russia’s port facilities

Ukrainian forces said on Tuesday that they struck a major oil terminal and a naval base in Russia’s southern port city of Novorossiysk.

• March 3, 2026
Ukraine soldiers
Ukrainian forces

Ukrainian forces said on Tuesday that they struck a major oil terminal and a naval base in Russia’s southern port city of Novorossiysk.

According to Ukraine’s General Staff, oil loading arms at the Sheskharis terminal and an S-400 air defence system were damaged in the overnight attack.

A large fire was reported in the area.

The full extent of the damage remains under assessment.

The Sheskharis facility was one of the largest oil and petroleum product transshipment terminals in southern Russia.

(Xinhua/NAN)

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