Ukraine’s military intelligence said it struck a Russian Black Sea Fleet salvage ship near Novorossiysk on Wednesday.
In a statement, the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) said that at the time of the strike, the Project MPSV07-class salvage ship was patrolling near Novorossiysk Bay, where Russia has relocated much of its Black Sea Fleet following earlier Ukrainian strikes on Sevastopol.
“The GUR operatives delivered a precise strike using a Ukrainian-made combat drone targeting the ship’s bridge, where its navigation and communications equipment are located,” GUR said. “As a result of the strike, the ship’s electronic warfare systems were destroyed, and the vessel was put out of action for costly repairs.”
The warriors from the @DI_Ukraine struck a russian Black Sea Fleet ship near Novorossiysk. It is Project MPSV07 multifunctional vessel worth $60 million, that was commissioned in 2015. pic.twitter.com/5nV0okaxBN
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 11, 2025
The MPSV07, introduced in 2015 and valued at approximately $60 million, is one of four in Russia’s fleet.
Designed for underwater support and electronic monitoring, the vessel carries diving systems, remotely operated vehicles, side-scan sonar, and reconnaissance gear.
A day earlier, GUR reported strikes on two Russian radar stations in occupied Crimea, hitting a 48Ya6-K1 Podlet low-altitude radar and an RLM-M module of the 55Zh6M Nebo-M air defense system.
No safe place for russian air defense in Crimea 🔥@DI_Ukraine UAV strike teams destroyed:
● 48Ya6-К1 “Podlet” radar
● Radar RLM-M from 55Zh6М “Nebo-M” pic.twitter.com/uY66iImpS4— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 11, 2025
