US EditionUkraine Strikes Primorsk Oil Port and 2 Tankers, Zelenskyy Says
Ukraine said the strikes hit a key oil export hub and two tankers used to move sanctioned crude, intensifying pressure on Russia’s energy revenues.
- On Sunday, Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Primorsk port on the Baltic Sea, causing a fire that Leningrad regional governor Alexander Drozdenko said was quickly extinguished.
- Primorsk handles 1 million barrels of oil daily and is vital to Russia's energy exports; Ukraine is intensifying strikes on energy infrastructure to curb Kremlin revenues.
- Separately, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed Ukrainian forces struck two shadow fleet tankers near Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, saying, "These tankers had been actively used to transport oil — not anymore."
- Drone incursions violated airspace in Finland and Estonia overnight, while Moscow regional governor Andrei Vorobyov reported a 77-year-old man died Saturday as Russia faced 334 total drone attacks.
- Ukraine's armed forces reported their defenses downed 249 out of 268 Russian drone attacks, reflecting intensified strikes on Russian energy infrastructure as U.S.-brokered talks to end the war have stalled.
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Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Primorsk oil port
Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Primorsk port and a number of vessels in the Baltic Sea on Sunday as part of a wave of attacks targeting Russian energy infrastructure. While Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes limit "Russia's war potential", Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that global oil prices may rise further if Ukraine continues to hit Russian oil infrastructure.
Zelensky says Ukraine struck two Russian shadow fleet tankers near Novorossiysk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced strikes against two tankers operating in waters near Novorossiysk, saying the vessels are part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet." Zelensky shared footage from a sea drone, although he did not specify the timing of the attack. He made the announcement on his official Telegram channel. "Our military continues to enforce sanctions against Russia’s shadow oil fleet-they struck two such vessels in t…
Drone sighting near Virolahti follows strike on Russian oil port
A suspected drone breach near Finland’s eastern border has triggered an official inquiry after a night of aerial activity across the Gulf of Finland, as Ukraine launched a strike on a Russian oil facility close to the same region. The Finnish Ministry of Defence said the Air Force detected an unmanned aircraft in the early hours of Sunday near Virolahti, close to the Russian border. The drone flew in the direction of Russia and has since left Fi…
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