Satellite Images: Ukrainian Strike Damages Oil Pipelines Near Berths 1 and 2 of Sheskharis Terminal in Novorossiysk

A Ukrainian drone strike overnight on April 6 damaged oil pipelines near Berths 1 and 2 of the Sheskharis terminal in Novorossiysk.

This is evidenced by satellite images published by Exilenova+ and analysis by OSINT researchers.

In addition to the pipelines, Berth 2 itself also sustained damage in the attack.

A strike was also recorded on an oil pipeline near the custody transfer units and the pipeline system’s shut-off valves.

These units control the operation of the oil loading berths, including enabling commercial metering, distributing oil flows between berths, and measuring quality parameters.

Previously, based on publicly available online footage, OSINT analysts from the CyberBoroshno community reported strikes on these facilities at the Sheskharis oil terminal in Novorossiysk.

The images also show damage to one of the Project 11356R frigates that was stationed at the local naval base.

According to the imagery, at least two drones reached the ship. The first strike was recorded near the berth, close to the vertical launch systems for Kalibr missiles.

The second hit targeted the bow of the vessel. The extent of the damage to the ship is currently unknown.

Sheskharis Oil Terminal

Sheskharis is a major transshipment facility in the port of Novorossiysk and serves as the endpoint of trunk oil pipelines in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai.

According to the EnergyBase directory, the terminal’s design capacity is 75 million tons per year. Its storage capacity is 1.28 million cubic meters, the maximum shipment batch is 250,000 tons, and the loading rate reaches 15,000 cubic meters per hour.

After the strike, Russia launched a disinformation campaign claiming that Ukrainian drones had attacked the Caspian Pipeline Consortium marine terminal near Novorossiysk, aiming to provoke the United States, whose companies hold a stake in the facility. However, satellite data refute these claims.