US EditionUkrainian drone strike hits key Russian oil port, damages foreign vessels
- On Sunday, Krasnodar authorities said a Ukrainian drone attack damaged an oil tanker in the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse, with fragments of UAVs striking its deck superstructure.
- Kyiv has stepped up strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, targeting the Tuapse oil terminal and Rosneft-controlled Tuapse oil refinery several times this year to disrupt fuel supplies and military logistics.
- Damage inside the port included battered infrastructure and a shipboard fire, with the Krasnodar administration saying port buildings and other infrastructure were damaged and a fire broke out on the vessel.
- The terminal's strategic role means disruption can affect export flows, but Krasnodar administration said there were no injuries reported amid the damage.
- Civilian structures and the local station sustained limited damage as falling debris damaged an apartment building in Sosnovyi village and the Tuapse railway station, Krasnodar authorities said.
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Ukrainian drones strike Tuapse oil terminal, damaging tanker and knocking out four berths
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Ukrainian drone strike hits key Russian oil port, at least one vessel hit
A Ukrainian drone attack struck one of Russia's main Black Sea oil ports on Sunday, causing a fire and damaging at least one ship, as Kyiv tries to undermine Russia's war effort by targeting its energy infrastructure.
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