Ukraine war latest: 3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says
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Key developments on March 4: 3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure Putin increases Russia's regular army personnel to nearly 2.4 million Russian tanker on fire
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War Ukraine war latest: 3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says March 4, 2026 9:22 pm • 5 min read by The Kyiv Independent news desk Key developments on March 4: 3 Russian ships hit, 3 sailors killed in Ukrainian strike on Black Sea port, SBU source says Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure Putin increases Russia's regular army personnel to nearly 2.4 million Russian tanker on fire in Mediterranean Sea, Moscow accuses Ukraine of sea drone attack Ukrainian forces struck the Russian port of Novorossiysk, hitting the minesweeper Valentin Pikul and "severely" damaging two anti-submarine ships, the Yeysk and the Kasimov, on March 2, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine told the Kyiv Independent. The attack on the Black Sea port in southern Russia, which also killed three Russian sailors and injured 14 others, was carried out by the SBU in coordination with Ukraine's Defense Forces, the source said. The fire in Novorossiysk's port lasted all night, according to the source. Become a member – go ad‑free The same strike also damaged six of the seven oil-loading berths at the major Sheskharis oil terminal, port infrastructure, a 30N6E2 guidance radar from an S-300PMU-2 Favorit system, and a Pantsir-S2 air defense missile system. "There are no 'protected areas' for Russian military facilities. As long as Russia wages war against Ukraine, it will have no peace anywhere — neither at sea, nor on land, nor in the rear," the source said. The Kyiv Independent could not verify these claims at the time of publication. Novorossiysk has become a central base for the Russian Black Sea Fleet after repeated Ukrainian strikes on occupied Crimea , increasing its importance as both a military and logistical hub. Become a member – go ad‑free read also Russia continues to escalate drone attacks on passenger trains, railway infrastructure Russian drone strikes hit two passenger trains in...
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