Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Russia’s Key Baltic Oil Port of Ust-Luga

A drone attack sparked a fire at Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad region, according to Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko. The Baltic facility is a major outlet for Russian oil exports.

A fire broke out at Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga following a drone attack, the regional governor said Tuesday.

“Damage has been recorded in the Ust-Luga port area as a result of the drone attack, and there is a fire,” Leningrad regional Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Telegram, adding that “efforts to repel the attack continue.”

Ukraine has repeatedly attacked the port of Ust-Luga – one of the most important export hubs for oil in western Russia.