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Ukraine says it hit Russia oil platforms in Caspian Sea
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces used precision drones to hit three Lukoil platforms, disrupting Russian military fuel supplies and complicating repairs, according to Kyiv's General Staff.
- On Jan. 11, 2026 Ukraine's General Staff reported Ukrainian forces struck three Lukoil Corporation drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea linked to the Special Operations Forces' Deep Strike unit.
- Ukraine has escalated its campaign against energy infrastructure using domestically developed drones, with the SSO striking platforms supplying fuel to the Russian army on the night of Jan. 11.
- The strikes hit the V. Filanovsky, Yuri Korchagin and Valery Graifer platforms used for oil and gas extraction, and Ukrainian forces also targeted a Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile system plus a warehouse of Russia's 49th Combined Arms Army near Novotroitske, occupied Kherson Oblast.
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Ukraine Hits Russian Oil Platforms 1,500km Away in Rare Caspian Sea Cross-Border Strike
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) have carried out a precision drone strike on three Russian offshore drilling platforms operated by Lukoil in the Caspian Sea, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on January 11. The Ukrainian military reported direct hits on the Vladimir Filanovsky, Yuri Korchagin, and Valery Grayfer platforms—key assets in Russia’s Caspian energy infrastructure. These platforms, located in the n…
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