Two grain terminals at Russia's Novorossiysk halt work after Ukrainian attack, sources say
Ukraine said the overnight strike damaged four Russian warships and forced grain exporters to suspend operations at one of the country’s biggest Black Sea ports.
- On August 12, 2026, Ukrainian forces struck the Russian naval base at Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai, damaging four warships and targeting coastal infrastructure, according to the General Staff.
- Novorossiysk has served as the main harbor for the Russian Black Sea Fleet since Moscow relocated assets from Crimea following repeated Ukrainian strikes on the former base.
- The General Staff identified the damaged vessels as frigates Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, the Buyan-M missile ship, and the patrol ship Vasily Bykov. Militarnyi reported Russian air defenses damaged civilian buildings.
- Industry sources told The Moscow Times the attack halted operations at two major grain terminals at Novorossiysk, including NKHP, which normally handles about 12% of Russian grain exports.
- The wider Sea of Azov and Black Sea basin handles about 80% of Russian grain trade, with Novorossiysk's terminals accounting for roughly 40% of Russian grain exports.
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The Russian attack comes a day after Ukraine attacked the Russian port city of Novorosseysk, a key hub for grain exports in the Russian part of the Black Sea.
Russia is reporting a large-scale Ukrainian attack with aircraft and missiles on the port of Novorossiysk, damaging two important grain export terminals and hitting the last major Russian naval base on the Black Sea.
After massive drone attacks Sevastopol is without electricity in Crimea. Before that Ukraine attacked the Russian naval port of Novorossiysk – four warships had been damaged, it is said.
The Ukrainian drone and missile attack also damaged two important grain export terminals and hit the last major Russian naval base.
The Ukrainians have struck another major blow to Russian infrastructure. A drone and missile attack on the Russian port of Novorossiysk damaged two important grain import terminals and a naval base on the Black Sea. Three people were killed, including an eight-year-old child, and 24 others were injured.
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