US EditionUkraine Hits Key Russian Oil Port in Primorsk, Oil Refinery in Bashkortostan, General Staff Confirms
Strikes on key oil facilities caused fires and disrupted fuel infrastructure, with Russian forces claiming to have shot down 249 Ukrainian drones overnight, officials said.
- Overnight on March 23, Ukrainian forces struck the Transneft oil terminal at the port of Primorsk and the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim refinery in Ufa, hitting fuel tanks and sparking an ongoing fire.
- Because the sites handle fuel used for Russia's war effort, the targeted facilities play a significant role in processing, storage and transportation of fuel used to support Russia's conflict, with the port of Primorsk lying about 1,087 kilometers from Ukraine's border, officials confirmed.
- Russia's Defense Ministry claimed 249 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight, with Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko reporting more than 50 UAVs intercepted and disruptions at Pulkovo International Airport.
- Authorities cautioned that the extent of damage is still being clarified as assessments continue, officials reported no casualties so far, and the Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claims.
- Primorsk's role as a major export hub means its handling of around 60 million tons of oil annually, raising questions about export disruptions and refining capacity at Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim, which has an annual processing capacity of 6–8 million tons.
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Ukrainian drones strike Russia’s largest Baltic oil port
Between March 21 and 23, drones operated by Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit two oil industry facilities inside Russia - the terminal in Primorsk near St. Petersburg and the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim plant in Bashkortostan, according to Ukraine’s General Staff. Video from Primorsk appears to show two separate impacts several hundred meters apart. What stands out about the latest Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russian territory? During the strike in Primo…
Yesterday and on the night of March 23, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked important facilities of the fuel and energy infrastructure of the Russian Federation.
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The Ukrainian General Staff reported on Monday that it had launched an attack on an oil terminal in Primorsk belonging to the Russian company Transneft. Ukrainian forces also said they targeted a Russian oil refinery in Ufa, in the Ural Mountains, causing a fire. Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported a fire at the port of Primorsk following a drone attack in the Leningrad region, near the border with Finland. Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozd…
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