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A wave of more than 60 drones struck the Primorsk oil port in Russia’s Leningrad region, prompting a multi-hour closure of St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport. Russian officials say many drones were intercepted and a fire was extinguished, though some reports suggest damage to an oil-loading terminal, consistent with Ukraine’s broader campaign to disrupt Russia’s energy logistics.
Ukrainian drone strikes on March 23-26 hit Russia’s Baltic oil hubs—Primorsk, Ust-Luga, and the Kirishi refinery—creating what analysts call the most serious threat to Russian oil exports since the invasion, with 40-50% of export capacity disrupted and knock-on effects on routes such as Druzhba and Novorossiisk.
The Leningrad region in northwestern Russia issued a high-alert warning to its residents after a series of drone strikes on local energy infrastructure, with orders given to security units and law enforcement to destroy any detected drones. Despite no reported incidents overnight, several fires have occurred at oil and gas facilities in the region, and nearby St. Petersburg was also targeted for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Kyiv claiming responsibility for the attacks.
The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of being behind the attack on a gas terminal at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga, owned by Russia's Novatek, with the latest incident being part of a series of apparent Ukrainian attacks on Russia's energy facilities. Both sides are using explosive-laden drones to target each other's infrastructure, with the Kremlin stating that necessary measures are being taken to protect against such attacks. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire at the gas terminal.