Russia: Damage to Oil Export Port from Drones

The Russian port of Ust-Luga, a major oil export point, sustained damage in a Ukrainian drone attack today, causing a fire, according to the governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdentko. A total of 36 drones were shot down over the region. Ust-Luga, operated by Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft, handles around 700,000 barrels of oil exports per day and is a significant hub for Russian oil exports. Ukraine regularly carries out attacks on Russian oil export facilities and refineries in an effort to weaken Moscow's war economy.