Smoke spotted in Novorossiysk port after drone attack
3.03.2026 - 10:57
Satellite images of the port of Novorossiysk taken after the attack by Ukrainian drones show smoke rising from one of the ships.
A frigate of the Admiral Grigorovich class (project 11356R “Burevestnik”) is probably still burning in the waters of the port of Novorossiysk. This is reported by “Crimean Wind”.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet has three such frigates. “Admiral Essen” and “Admiral Makarov” are usually based in Novorossiysk, while “Admiral Grigorovich” was previously listed as a ship in the Mediterranean Sea.
Frigates of this type are considered one of the newest ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet. They are carriers of “Kalibr” cruise missiles, and can also carry a Ka-27/Ka-31 deck helicopter and use “Orlan” drones.
As USM wrote the day before, the Black Sea has become the front line of European security.
