Russia’s Ust-Luga port damaged by Ukrainian drones, fire breaks out

Russia’s Ust-Luga port, one of its largest petroleum export outlets, was damaged on Sunday in a Ukrainian drone attack that sparked a fire, Alexander Drozdenko, the governor of the northern Leningrad region said on Telegram. A total of 36 drones were shot down over the region, Drozdenko said.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our dedicated page. Ust-Luga, operated by Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft, handles around 700,000 barrels per day of oil exports, and, according to sources, shipped 32.9 million metric tons of oil products in 2025. Ukraine has regularly attacked Russian oil exporting facilities and oil refineries as it seeks to undermine Moscow’s war economy. Read more:Strikes on Ukrainian cities kill three: Local authoritiesDrone crashes in Romania after Russia strikes Ukraine

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