Ukrainian Naval Forces
The Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Військово-морські сили ЗСУ) are the maritime branch of Ukraine's military, responsible for naval defence in the Black Sea. They include surface and submarine units, naval infantry, aviation and coastal rocket and artillery units. The commander-in-chief is an admiral, with the headquarters in Kyiv and main bases in Mykolaiv and Odesa.
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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.