A Russian naval base has been hit: the General Staff has revealed “high-value” targets for the Neptune missile system.

During the night strike on Russia, Ukrainian weapons were used, in particular Neptune missiles and various types of attack UAVs.

On the night of November 14, Ukrainian Defense Forces units used Neptune missiles to strike the Novorossiysk naval base in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai and other Russian military installations.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this .

“Valuable infrastructure at the Sheskharis port and oil terminal, as well as a launcher for an S400 air defense system and a missile storage facility, were damaged, followed by detonation and fire. The extent of the damage is being determined,” the statement said.

The General Staff emphasized that the Sheskharis terminal is one of the largest oil and petroleum product handling facilities in southern Russia. It is used to support the armed forces of the aggressor state conducting military operations in Ukraine.

The General Staff reported that the Saratovsky Oil Refinery in Russia’s Saratov Region was also hit. “The target has been confirmed to be hit. Explosions followed by fires were recorded on the facility’s premises. The plant is involved in supplying the Russian occupation army,” the statement noted.

According to the General Staff, the infrastructure of the Kristall Kombinat fuel and lubricants storage facility near Engels in the Saratov region of Russia was hit. Explosions were recorded near the target, followed by fires within the facility.

The General Staff notes that Ukrainian weapons were used, in particular Neptune missiles and various types of attack UAVs.

Attack on the port of Novorossiysk

As UNIAN reported, on the night of November 13-14, the Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a special operation to destroy the oil terminal at the Novorossiysk seaport (Krasnodar Krai, Russia). This is Russia’s second-largest oil export center and a key logistics hub for petroleum product exports via the Black Sea.

The attack damaged oil loading arms at the piers, pipeline infrastructure, and pumping units. A major fire broke out at the oil terminal.

Following the attack, the port halted oil exports . And Russia’s oil transportation monopoly, Transneft, stopped supplying oil to port terminals.

(C)UNIAN 2025