US EditionUkraine Hits Major Russian Oil Port Near Finland
- Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported a fuel reservoir at Primorsk port, Russia's largest western oil-exporting hub, caught fire after a drone attack on Monday, he said on Telegram messaging app.
- Ongoing attacks on energy infrastructure have targeted Russian energy infrastructure, with Ukraine hitting oil export facilities and refineries; Primorsk was also attacked in September, interrupting oil loadings.
- Authorities reported dozens of drones were intercepted overnight, with Leningrad region authorities shooting down 35 and the Russian defence ministry destroying 249, while Ilta-Sanomat noted a strike about 50 kilometres from Finland near Primorsk.
- Damage at Primorsk could disrupt shipments given its status as the port can export more than 1,000,000 barrels per day and handled 16.8 million metric tons of diesel last year.
- Investigations show broader export channels to Russia, with Finnish Customs reporting a firm based in Lappeenranta allegedly shipped more than 160 trucks and trailers, and Customs found 558 trucks and 45 trailers worth 79 million euros, with the owner detained last week.
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Oil loading at the port of Primorsk, or Koivisto, in Russia was interrupted.
After a massive drone attack, the Russian Baltic ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga, near the border with Finland, apparently had to stop their operation temporarily. In Primorsk, after drone attacks, a fuel tank was set on fire, as the governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drosdenko, announced on Monday on the short news service Telegram. Whether there was damage in Ust-Luga is unclear for the time being.A large part of the Russian oil and fu…
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Ukraine hits major Russian oil port near Finland
Ukraine fired drones at a key Russian oil port near the Finnish border on Monday, both Moscow and Kyiv said, triggering a huge fire at the facility.
Expert: Every day of delay at Port of Primorsk is a problem for Russia
Moscow faces problems every day that there is a delay in exporting oil from its Baltic Sea ports, said Economic expert Raivo Vare, after Ukraine attacked Russia's largest oil terminal near the Finnish border.
The SBU, together with the Defense Forces, struck the oil terminal of the port of Primorsk, a key export hub of the Russian Federation on the Baltic Sea.
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