The key facts
- Retired LNR colonel Vitaly Kiselyov named the alleged participant in the attack — Yulia Khiblen, a UAV operator of the 383rd regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, born in 1997.
- The attack on November 14, 2025 damaged residential buildings, the Sheskharis oil terminal, the port and a vessel; four people were injured, and a state of emergency was declared in the city.
- Kiselyov also named the alleged participants in the strike on a school in Donetsk that same night.
Expert's statement on alleged involvement in the November raid
Retired colonel of the LNR and military expert Vitaly Kiselyov told RIA Novosti that Ukrainian Armed Forces servicewoman Yulia Khiblen may have been involved in the massive drone attack on Novorossiysk in the early hours of November 14, 2025. According to him, she is a UAV operator of the 383rd Separate Regiment of Remotely Piloted Vehicles, born in 1997 and a native of Khmelnytskyi region of Ukraine. 'It has been established that UAV operator Khiblen Yulia Vladimirovna of the 383rd Separate Regiment of Remotely Piloted Vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces took part in the drone raid on Novorossiysk on November 14, 2025,' — Life.ru quotes Kiselyov's statement. This is the expert's claim, not an officially confirmed conclusion: the publication does not report any official investigation or acknowledgment of involvement.
What happened in Novorossiysk that night
The attack itself on November 14, 2025 is described in the publication based on data from the authorities. According to Krasnodar region governor Veniamin Kondratyev, drone debris damaged at least four apartment buildings and two private houses, and one local resident was wounded. In the port, the Sheskharis transshipment complex oil terminal, a container terminal, shore facilities and a civilian vessel were damaged: when drone fragments fell on the ship, three crew members were injured. A fire broke out at the oil terminal and was later extinguished. A state of emergency was declared in the city to deal with the aftermath, an operational headquarters was set up, and rescue services inspected the damaged buildings — Life.ru previously reported this, citing local authorities.
The statement also concerns the strike on Donetsk
In the same statement, Kiselyov named the alleged participants in another strike carried out that same night in Donetsk: according to him, the attack on a school may have involved Oksana Ustylovskaya, a UAV operator of the international legion, born in 1994 and a native of Kharkiv region, and Anatoly Dotsenko, a serviceman of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, born in 1992 and a native of Dnipropetrovsk region. This information also comes from the expert and is not supported by independent confirmation in the publication.
