05/23/2026
On the evening of Friday, May 22, Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Territory, Russia) complained about an attack by Ukrainian UAVs. Air defense tried to work on the targets, but
it is already known about the hit – the port was hit, fires broke out at the oil terminals “Grushova” and “Sheskharis”; the defeat was confirmed by the commander of the SBS Robert Brovdi.
Russians shared footage from Novorossiysk on social media. They also complained that during attempts to shoot down UAVs, minors were “riding on scooters and making sounds that were very similar to drones.”
First it became known that the port in Novorossiysk was attacked, a fire broke out there.
NASA FIRMS service recorded a fire on the territory of the Hrushova oil terminal.
It was also identified as one of the affected targets by OSINT analysts from the world.militares community.
“Ukrainian troops attacked the Hrushova oil terminal. Photos shared by residents show a fire at the facility. The terminal is the largest oil storage facility in the Caucasus. POV: 44.6929982099313, 37.76897663383929,” the message said.
The defeat of the Hrushov oil terminal is also confirmed by Exilenova+.
“The Grushova oil terminal, Chornomortransnafta OJSC, part of Transneft OJSC. The largest oil storage facility in the Caucasus. The oil depot consists of underground and above-ground tanks with a total capacity of about 1.2 million tons of oil products. Fifty ZhBR-10000 tanks for oil and oil products with a total capacity of 500,000 m³ and 14 RVSpk-50000 tanks for oil with a total capacity of 700,000 m³. Its main function in peacetime is to act as a collector for the Novorossiysk oil port,” they added.
Novorossiysk Mayor Andriy Kravchenko first reported a drone attack and later declared a missile threat. He also wrote about the closure of a number of roads.
“Traffic is blocked in the area of the embankment from Isaeva Street to Suvorovskaya Street! Walking along the embankment is prohibited! Traffic towards Gelendzhik is BLOCKED from the intersection of Sudostalskaya and Portovaya Streets, as well as in the direction of Novorossiysk from Kabardinka,” Kravchenko noted.
The Russian Federation admitted that a fire at an oil depot occurred as a result of a UAV attack.
According to a statement from the Krasnodar Territory Operations Headquarters, “several technical and administrative buildings caught fire,” and “drone fragments fell on the territory of the fuel terminal.”
Local authorities also reported two injured men who were allegedly on the street at the time of the attack.
Meanwhile, OSINT analyst ASTRA has determined that the video of the aftermath of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attack on Novorossiysk on May 22 was filmed from the M-4 Don highway, which runs through the eastern part of the Tsemes Bay. The fire most likely originated at the Sheskharis PC.
The Sheskharis transshipment complex is the largest oil terminal in southern Russia, part of the structure of Chernomortransneft JSC (Transneft PJSC). The facility provides for the reception, storage, and export shipment of oil and oil products on tankers.
The Sheskharis PC was already attacked in early March and early April.
ASTRA also confirms that the Grushova oil terminal in the mountains near Novorossiysk is also on fire.
“As established by ASTRA OSINT analyst, the Exilenova+ video with the consequences of the Ukrainian attack on Novorossiysk was filmed from Khvorostyanskogo Street, the distance from the shooting point to the “Grushovaya Balka” tank farm is 11-11.5 km,” the publication noted.
Ultimately, the commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Brovdy “Magyar”, in his unique manner, hinted at the effectiveness of the night attack and the destruction of “Grushova” and “Sheskharis” , also briefly mentioning the total number of Russian oil facilities hit in May.
” Night dessert “Shesharsky pear 2 in 1” – don’t leave the occupiers without a late dinner. Heartburn from the fiery detox of the Pukinsky oil company becomes chronic. 13 pours over 23 days of May – the Caucasian mineral water no longer cures the blockage of oil pipelines, it’s too late to drink Borjomi. The freedom-loving Ukrainian Bird of the SOU cures everything,” Brovdy wrote.
As OBOZ.UA reported, photos appeared on the Internet showing the consequences of the military strikes by the Defense Forces on the territory of occupied Crimea on the night of April 17. Then the Belbek military airfield came under attack by drones .
minors were “riding on scooters and making sounds that were very similar to drones.”
Now we see the next thing to be banned in mafia land will be scooters.
😄 I hope their kids suffer war trauma like their parents are.
Their witches will say the scooters are bad for the broom business 😉
“Its main function in peacetime is to act as a collector”
Its main function in wartime is to act as a luscious target.
😄 😄 😄