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Ukraine Conducts Drone Strikes on Russian Oil Port and Black Sea Tankers
Ukrainian forces struck Russia's Primorsk oil port on the Baltic Sea, causing a fire that was extinguished without an oil spill. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced strikes on two shadow fleet tankers near Novorossiysk, alleging they transported Russian oil in violation of sanctions. The attacks occurred amid mutual drone strikes that killed civilians in both countries.
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Ukrainian forces conducted drone strikes on Russia's Primorsk oil port on the Baltic Sea, where local authorities reported a fire that was extinguished without an oil spill, according to Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko. The port, operated by Russia's state oil firm Transneft, lies over 1,000 kilometers from Ukraine.
Drozdenko said more than 60 drones were downed in the region. Russia's Defense Ministry reported downing 334 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russia and occupied Crimea. In the Moscow region, officials said six drones were shot down, and at least five more were downed approaching the capital.
A Ukrainian drone strike west of Moscow killed a 77-year-old man near the town of Volokolamsk, according to Moscow Governor Andrei Vorobyov.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Ukrainian forces also struck two tankers near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. He said the operation was led by the chief of Ukraine's general staff, Andrii Hnatov, and that the tankers belonged to Russia's shadow fleet used to evade Western sanctions.
A post from @Osinttechnical reported that Ukrainian USVs successfully struck a pair of oil tankers awaiting loading at Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. Moscow did not immediately acknowledge the claims. Zelenskyy said, "These tankers were actively used to transport oil.
Russian drone strikes killed two people and wounded three others in Ukraine's Odesa region, damaging three residential buildings and port infrastructure. The strikes also killed one person in the Kherson region. In central Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, nighttime Russian strikes wounded six people and damaged a passenger bus carrying 40 children, though no one inside was injured.
Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 269 drones and ballistic missiles overnight, with Ukrainian forces downing 249 drones. Hits from ballistic missiles and 19 drones were recorded in 15 locations. The air force noted that the attacks targeted various regions, including front-line areas.
