Ukraine Strikes Russian Baltic Fleet Ship Capable of Launching Kalibr and Onyx Missiles

Ukraine’s Security Service carried out a nighttime operation on November 11, striking the Russian missile ship “Naro-Fominsk,” an 850-ton Project 21631 Buyan-M-class vessel, according to the Security Service of Ukraine.

The warship, which belongs to Russia’s Baltic Fleet and was launched in 2022, features an 8-cell Kalibr-NK universal vertical launch system alongside launchers for Onyx cruise missiles, plus a 100 mm artillery mount, anti-aircraft artillery, and machine guns.

The military vessel was targeted in response to Russian aggression as part of a broader operation by Ukraine’s Defense Forces that also struck oil infrastructure in the Ust-Luga port located in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast.

According to the Security Service, the attack on the ship was planned beforehand and executed during the nighttime assault.

Additionally, Ukrainian authorities are currently verifying information regarding the potential destruction of Russian military helicopters during the same overnight operation.

“This vessel is a carrier of Kalibr and Onyx cruise missiles. It was launched in 2022,” the Security Service stated regarding the warship.

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On September 9, 2026, Ukrainian defense forces struck Russia’s naval base and oil shipping facilities in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk during an overnight drone operation.

According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the joint strike by the Security Service, Special Operations Forces, Navy, military intelligence, and State Border Guard Service successfully targeted military harbor assets, warships, and Kalibr missile carriers.

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