Drone Strike Sparks Blaze at Key Russian Oil and Fuel Terminal

Ust-Luga, the top Russian port for exports of oil and other commodities from the Baltic Sea, caught fire early on Friday following an overnight drone attack from Ukraine.

A fire was detected at the port of Ust-Luga as a result of damage from drones, Alexander Drozdenko, governor of Russia’s Leningrad region, said in a post on Telegram on Friday. Firefighters are working to extinguish the fire, with operations ongoing, the official said.