Admiral Essen
Admiral Essen is a Russian frigate (Project 11356, Burevestnik-class) of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. The ship is named after Admiral Nikolai von Essen, a Russian naval commander of the late Imperial period. She is based in the Black Sea region and has been among the vessels periodically deployed in operations associated with the Black Sea Fleet.
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian naval base and fuel-oil terminal in Novorossiysk
In the night of September 8–9, 2026, Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian naval base and the Novorossiysk Mazut Terminal in Krasnodar Krai. The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed the strike on the base and reported fires on its territory and at the seaport's fuel-oil terminal, as well as explosions in ship basing areas. Mayor of Novorossiysk Andriy Kravchenko confirmed drone debris fell on enterprise territories and near a residential building; the governor of Krasnodar Krai later reported 4 killed and 29 injured.