Video: Madyar reported an attack on the Russian frigate Admiral Essen and a Project 1239 vessel
The Russian frigate *Admiral Essen* and a Project 1239 hovercraft missile ship came within range during a raid operation by the "Birds" unit of the Unmanned Systems Forces in the vicinity of the port of Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation.
This was reported on Telegram by Robert Brovdi (Madyar), commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces.
Robert Brovdi reported the following hits:
- Project 1239 hovercraft missile ship, Novorossiysk Naval Base, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation — extent of damage unknown.
- Project 11356 frigate "Admiral Essen," Novorossiysk Naval Base, Krasnodar Krai, Russian Federation — extent of damage unknown.
- "Osa" air defense system, Donetsk (1st Air Defense Command) — destroyed, No. 21 between May 1–23.
- Rear base and logistics hub of the 6th Air Defense Air Force of the Russian Federation, Rovenky, Luhansk Oblast.
- UAV control post, Oleshky, Kherson Oblast.
- Fuel tankers, special equipment, and armored vehicles in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
- Two terminals (Novorossiysk “Sheshkharis” and the Grushova Balka oil storage facility).
Recall that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the destruction on May 23 of an occupier terminal, an oil depot, and a tanker belonging to the Russian Federation’s shadow fleet.
Ukrainian defense forces have intensified strikes on Russian logistics in the occupied territories, which is already forcing the occupying authorities to restrict traffic on key routes. ISW analysts say this is creating systemic supply problems for Russian troops and slowing their operations on the front lines.
In Novorossiysk, Russia, fires broke out at several strategic facilities following the fall of drone debris, including an oil depot and the “Sheshkharis” fuel terminal.
