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Ukrainian drone strikes Greek tanker at Novorossiysk terminal

Bottom line

Ukrainian naval drones struck the Greek Suezmax tanker Skiros at the KTC Novorossiysk terminal, damaging the bridge and causing a fire, marking the first strike on a KTC vessel in weeks.

Why it matters

Attacks on commercial tankers in Russian ports demonstrate Ukraine's growing capability to project naval drone power into heavily defended Black Sea infrastructure, threatening Russian energy export logistics and raising insurance and security concerns for international shipping.

Signals from Zvezdanews confirm that a Ukrainian naval drone attacked the Greek-owned Suezmax tanker Skiros while it was docked at the KTC Novorossiysk terminal. The strike damaged the vessel’s bridge and caused a fire. This incident represents a significant escalation in the targeting of commercial shipping within Russian-controlled ports, specifically hitting a major terminal operated by KTC, a key logistics node for Russian energy exports.

Evidence — 1 independent origin

  • Zvezdanews «Звезда»source Dorigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    Украинский дрон ударил по греческому танкеру после погрузки в Новороссийске. Танкер Skiros класса Suezmax подвергся атаке беспилотника в Черном море сразу после завершения погрузки нефти на терминале Каспийского трубопроводного консорциума. На опубликованных телеканалом Skai кадр

NamedSkirosNovorossiyskCaspian Pipeline ConsortiumTopicsnaval dronesukraine war

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Cite this finding
Robot War (2026). Ukrainian drone strikes Greek tanker at Novorossiysk terminal. Hetzner OSINT, 18 August 2026. https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-08-18--ukrainian-drone-strikes-greek-tanker-at-novorossiysk-terminal/

@misc{robotwar-2026-08-18--ukrainian-drone-strikes-greek-tanker-at-novorossiysk-terminal,
  title = {Ukrainian drone strikes Greek tanker at Novorossiysk terminal},
  author = {Robot War},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-08-18--ukrainian-drone-strikes-greek-tanker-at-novorossiysk-terminal/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Hetzner OSINT finding D4}
}

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