Novorossiysk Sea Commercial Port
The Novorossiysk Sea Commercial Port is one of the largest ports in Russia, located on the Black Sea coast in the city of Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai. It is a multipurpose facility handling crude oil and petroleum products, grain, cement, metals, containers and general cargo. The port is among Russia's principal Black Sea cargo hubs and a major outlet for the country's exports.
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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.