Ukrainian Drone Strike Sparks Fire at Russia's Ust-Luga Oil Port
A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at Russia's Ust-Luga oil port on the Baltic Sea, with no casualties reported. Overnight strikes also hit Moscow and Belgorod region, while Russian attacks killed at least 12 people in the Kyiv area.
A fire broke out early Tuesday at Russia's Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea after a Ukrainian drone attack, according to local officials in the northwestern Leningrad region.
Regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said air defense units shot down 52 drones during a four-hour assault over the region. Writing on Telegram, he reported damage and a fire in the port area but said there were no casualties. By roughly 9:30 a.m. Moscow time, the fire had been put out, he added.
Ust-Luga is Russia's largest Baltic Sea shipping terminal and the country's second-largest overall, trailing only Novorossiysk. The port was previously struck and set ablaze by Ukrainian drones on Aug. 14. Citing Reuters, the port processes 700,000 barrels of crude oil daily, and more than 32.8 million metric tons of refined products passed through it last year.
Strikes across the region
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said at least 21 drones were shot down as they approached the capital overnight. In the southwestern Belgorod region, acting Governor Alexander Shuvayev reported one person killed and 16 injured in shelling and drone strikes over the previous 24 hours.
Russia's Defense Ministry said a total of 516 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across the country and annexed Crimea between Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, overnight Russian attacks killed at least 12 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region, local officials said.
