Overview
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported that strikes hit the Sheskharis oil terminal and the Grushova transshipment depot near Novorossiysk with fires confirmed at both sites.
- The same military statement said the tanker CHRYSALIS, described as part of Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, was hit in the Black Sea.
- Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s drone forces, has said Ukrainian drones attacked 13 major Russian oil facilities during the first 23 days of May, reflecting a stepped‑up campaign.
- News agencies noted they could not independently verify all of Ukraine’s claims, and independent on‑the‑ground confirmation for some specific hits remains limited.
- Sheskharis and Grushova are major Transneft‑linked export and storage nodes that support commercial shipments and military logistics, so strikes there could reduce Kremlin oil revenue and complicate fuel supplies for Russian forces.