Drones of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) destroyed four S-400 Triumph launchers and two radar systems during a strike on Novorossiysk in Russia early on Nov. 14, an SBU source told Kyiv Post.
“Satellite images confirm that the SBU successfully destroyed four launchers of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system,” the source said.
The equipment was located on the grounds of a military unit belonging to the Kuban Red Banner Regiment.
The source added that two key radars were also hit: the 96N6 early-warning radar (“Cheese Board”) and the 92N6 target-acquisition radar (“Grave Stone”).
In total, about 12 S-400 launchers were positioned at the site, and there is a high probability that additional units were damaged in the attack.
The operation was carried out by the SBU with support from the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR), Special Operations Forces (SSO), and the State Border Guard Service.
“The SBU continues methodically destroying enemy air defense systems that protect critical military, infrastructure, and logistical sites,” the source said. “Each destroyed system creates a gap in Russian defenses that Ukrainian drones and missiles will exploit.”
Russia’s largest Black Sea port, Novorossiysk, halted all oil intake and exports early on Nov. 14 after a major overnight drone strike damaged the Sheskharis oil-loading terminal, sources told Reuters.
This attack temporarily halted 2% of global oil shipments, according to Reuters.
The hit forced Transneft, Russia’s pipeline operator, to suspend shipments, though the company declined to comment.
A senior SBU source later told Kyiv Post that the strike was carried out by the SBU’s “Alpha” unit together with HUR, Special Ops, the Border Guard Service, and Navy missile-artillery units.
They destroyed loading stands, pipeline infrastructure, and pumping systems, sparking a large fire that continued burning. The teams also struck S-300/400 air-defense positions at military unit 1537, causing heavy secondary detonations.
Regional authorities said debris from intercepted drones ignited a separate fire at the oil complex, which emergency crews battled for almost two hours.
The Sheskharis facility, built in 1964 and operated by Transneft, is one of Russia’s largest oil transshipment hubs, handling significant volumes of Urals crude and refined products.
Damage extended beyond the terminal: a civilian vessel in Novorossiysk port was hit, injuring three crew members, while several apartment buildings suffered shattered windows and debris damage.
Emergency services deployed 172 personnel and 51 units of equipment to extinguish fires, evacuate residents, and assess structural damage.