diff --git a/ee/app/services/ee/projects/destroy_service.rb b/ee/app/services/ee/projects/destroy_service.rb
index 80b9e786f7c169eb54190e89e1e527ed4fccef99..678326fdc595434eabcaa4e9dfaf13a551fa8af4 100644
--- a/ee/app/services/ee/projects/destroy_service.rb
+++ b/ee/app/services/ee/projects/destroy_service.rb
@@ -79,11 +79,19 @@ def log_geo_event(project)
       end
 
       def log_audit_event(project)
-        ::AuditEventService.new(
-          current_user,
-          project,
-          action: :destroy
-        ).for_project.security_event
+        audit_context = {
+          name: 'project_destroyed',
+          author: current_user,
+          scope: project.parent,
+          target: project,
+          message: 'Project destroyed',
+          target_details: project.full_path,
+          additional_details: {
+            remove: 'project'
+          }
+        }
+
+        ::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor.audit(audit_context)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/ee/app/services/projects/mark_for_deletion_service.rb b/ee/app/services/projects/mark_for_deletion_service.rb
index 2b4c164daa4a73b7106ba822bb65095b68798fa4..da6f11fec8a6e77ec83c9da4d557d69f7a44ac6a 100644
--- a/ee/app/services/projects/mark_for_deletion_service.rb
+++ b/ee/app/services/projects/mark_for_deletion_service.rb
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ def log_event
     end
 
     def log_audit_event
-      ::AuditEventService.new(
-        current_user,
-        project,
-        action: :custom,
-        custom_message: "Project marked for deletion"
-      ).for_project.security_event
+      audit_context = {
+        name: 'project_deletion_marked',
+        author: current_user,
+        scope: project,
+        target: project,
+        message: 'Project marked for deletion'
+      }
+
+      ::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor.audit(audit_context)
     end
 
     def project_update_service_params
diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_deletion_marked.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_deletion_marked.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a8cbf6efb323053835867510af2ee5306058944d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_deletion_marked.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: project_deletion_marked
+description: Event triggered when a project is marked for deletion.
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374105
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/117546
+feature_category: compliance_management
+milestone: '15.11'
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
diff --git a/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_destroyed.yml b/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_destroyed.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e306ac21a17901b144bd6a348084778b05edc349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ee/config/audit_events/types/project_destroyed.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: project_destroyed
+description: Event triggered when a project is destroyed.
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/374105
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/117546
+feature_category: compliance_management
+milestone: '15.11'
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/projects/destroy_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/projects/destroy_service_spec.rb
index 04a792a7957838dd4db11aef100fd480f0ae141e..2334dbfa2011d8a625570d0e6acaa0daa0429dae 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/projects/destroy_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/projects/destroy_service_spec.rb
@@ -112,26 +112,70 @@
   end
 
   context 'audit events' do
-    include_examples 'audit event logging' do
-      let(:operation) { subject.execute }
+    context 'when the project belongs to a user namespace' do
+      include_examples 'audit event logging' do
+        let(:operation) { subject.execute }
 
-      let(:fail_condition!) do
-        expect(project).to receive(:destroy!).and_raise(StandardError.new('Other error message'))
+        let(:fail_condition!) do
+          expect(project).to receive(:destroy!).and_raise(StandardError.new('Other error message'))
+        end
+
+        let(:event_type) { 'project_destroyed' }
+
+        let(:attributes) do
+          {
+            author_id: user.id,
+            entity_id: project.parent.id,
+            entity_type: 'Namespaces::UserNamespace',
+            details: {
+              remove: 'project',
+              author_name: user.name,
+              target_id: project.id,
+              target_type: 'Project',
+              target_details: project.full_path,
+              author_class: user.class.name,
+              custom_message: 'Project destroyed'
+            }
+          }
+        end
       end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the project belongs to a group' do
+      let(:group) { create :group }
+      let(:project) { create :project, namespace: group }
+
+      subject { described_class.new(project, user, {}).execute }
 
-      let(:attributes) do
-        {
-          author_id: user.id,
-          entity_id: project.id,
-          entity_type: 'Project',
-          details: {
-            remove: 'project',
-            author_name: user.name,
-            target_id: project.id,
-            target_type: 'Project',
-            target_details: project.full_path
+      before do
+        group.add_owner(user)
+      end
+
+      include_examples 'audit event logging' do
+        let(:operation) { subject }
+
+        let(:fail_condition!) do
+          expect(project).to receive(:destroy!).and_raise(StandardError.new('Other error message'))
+        end
+
+        let(:event_type) { 'project_destroyed' }
+
+        let(:attributes) do
+          {
+            author_id: user.id,
+            entity_id: group.id,
+            entity_type: 'Group',
+            details: {
+              remove: 'project',
+              author_name: user.name,
+              target_id: project.id,
+              target_type: 'Project',
+              target_details: project.full_path,
+              author_class: user.class.name,
+              custom_message: 'Project destroyed'
+            }
           }
-        }
+        end
       end
     end
   end
@@ -150,7 +194,7 @@
 
     it 'sends the audit streaming event with json format' do
       expect(AuditEvents::AuditEventStreamingWorker).to receive(:perform_async).with(
-        'audit_operation',
+        'project_destroyed',
         nil,
         a_string_including("root_group_entity_id\":#{group.id}"))
 
diff --git a/ee/spec/services/projects/mark_for_deletion_service_spec.rb b/ee/spec/services/projects/mark_for_deletion_service_spec.rb
index 77ce34feb9413dc33203ac02839acc453f9599b3..7ff60827fd21c448a536f9a573dac79b324025df 100644
--- a/ee/spec/services/projects/mark_for_deletion_service_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/services/projects/mark_for_deletion_service_spec.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@
 
     context 'audit events' do
       it 'saves audit event' do
+        expect(::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor).to receive(:audit).with(
+          hash_including(name: 'project_path_updated')
+        ).and_call_original
+
+        expect(::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor).to receive(:audit).with(
+          hash_including(name: 'project_name_updated')
+        ).and_call_original
+
+        expect(::Gitlab::Audit::Auditor).to receive(:audit).with(
+          hash_including(name: 'project_deletion_marked')
+        ).and_call_original
+
         expect { described_class.new(project, user).execute }
           .to change { AuditEvent.count }.by(3)
       end