Ukraine Hits Giant Baltic Oil Terminal Linked to ‘Shadow Fleet’ as Drone Barrage Sweeps Russia
Kyiv Post • • world
Key Points:
- Ukrainian drones struck the Primorsk port on the Baltic Sea, a major Russian oil export hub, damaging a fuel tank and causing a fire; firefighting efforts are ongoing and personnel have been evacuated.
- The port of Primorsk is a key transshipment point for Russian oil and diesel, with a loading capacity of about 1 million barrels of oil and 300,000 barrels of diesel per day, and was previously targeted by Ukrainian drones in September 2025.
- Ukraine's General Staff confirmed strikes on both the Primorsk oil terminal and the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim refinery in Ufa, a significant fuel supply facility for the Russian military, causing fires at both sites.
- Earlier drone attacks targeted the Labinsk oil depot in Krasnodar Krai, resulting in the destruction of most storage tanks and suspension of operations, though no injuries were reported and air pollution levels remain safe.
- These attacks are part of a broader Ukrainian campaign targeting Russian fuel infrastructure, including recent strikes near Tikhoretsk, aiming to disrupt oil refining, storage, and transportation critical to Russian military logistics.
