Ukrainian forces struck a major oil terminal in Novorossiysk overnight using Neptune cruise missiles and strike drones, damaging port infrastructure, an S-400 launcher and sparking a large fire. Russian officials confirmed damage and reported at least four wounded and multiple residential buildings hit, while saying 216 drones were intercepted. Separately, Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least six people and injured dozens; two more civilians died in Chornomorsk. Russia’s FSB also alleged a foiled Ukrainian assassination plot — a claim Kyiv denied and which independent outlets could not verify.
Ukraine Strikes Major Novorossiysk Oil Terminal as Deadly Russian Raids Pound Kyiv
Ukrainian forces struck a major oil terminal in Novorossiysk overnight using Neptune cruise missiles and strike drones, damaging port infrastructure, an S-400 launcher and sparking a large fire. Russian officials confirmed damage and reported at least four wounded and multiple residential buildings hit, while saying 216 drones were intercepted. Separately, Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least six people and injured dozens; two more civilians died in Chornomorsk. Russia’s FSB also alleged a foiled Ukrainian assassination plot — a claim Kyiv denied and which independent outlets could not verify.
04:54 AM, 11/15/2025Conflict
Ukraine hits key Russian oil-export hub; Kyiv endures fresh strikes
Ukrainian forces struck a major oil terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk overnight, damaging infrastructure and igniting a large blaze, while separate Russian aerial strikes across Ukraine’s capital killed civilians and caused further injuries.
What Ukrainian officials say: Ukraine’s General Staff said the operation damaged "valuable" port infrastructure and an oil terminal and struck a launcher from Russia’s S-400 air-defence system. The General Staff said the attack used domestically produced long-range Neptune cruise missiles and several models of strike unmanned aerial vehicles. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed Ukraine launched Neptune missiles at Russian targets, calling the strikes "an entirely justified response to the ongoing Russian terror."
Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, said Kyiv is increasing the effectiveness of its long-range domestic weapons, naming Neptune and Flamingo missiles as well as jet drones.
What Russian officials say: Krasnodar Krai governor Veniamin Kondratiev confirmed an attack on the Novorossiysk depot but said fragments from downed Ukrainian drones struck the terminal. He reported at least four people wounded, damage to several apartment blocks and two private homes, and declared a state of emergency in the area. Russia’s Defence Ministry said it intercepted 216 Ukrainian drones overnight.
Local impact and fires: A source within Ukraine’s Security Service told reporters the strike damaged oil tankers, pipeline infrastructure and pumping stations, and ignited a major fire that was still burning the following morning. The source also said anti-aircraft missile systems were hit during the operation.
Meanwhile in Kyiv and elsewhere: Kyiv experienced another heavy night of Russian aerial attacks. Local authorities said the strikes on the capital killed at least six people and injured dozens; among the dead were a married couple aged 71 and 73. Separately, two people were killed in a Russian strike on Chornomorsk, the head of Odesa regional military administration reported.
Alleged assassination plot: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed it foil ed a Ukrainian plot to assassinate an unnamed senior Kremlin official visiting a cemetery outside Moscow and said similar plots were planned inside Russia. Ukraine’s Security Service dismissed the FSB’s statement as "fake news," and CNN reported it could not independently verify Moscow’s claims.
Context: Targeted killings and attacks on infrastructure have grown since 2022, according to monitoring groups such as ACLED. Both sides’ statements about operations, casualties and damage are often contested and independently verifiable details remain limited amid the fog of war.
Note on reporting: This account consolidates claims from Ukrainian and Russian officials and reporting from news outlets. Casualty figures and damage assessments differ between sources and are subject to verification.