Ukraine Strikes Heart of Russian Oil Infrastructure: What Happened?

Russian Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said in a Telegram post on Wednesday that a drone attack caused a fire in the "Ust-Luga" port area on the Baltic Sea in northwest Russia, injuring 3 workers.

Ukraine later claimed responsibility for the attack on the port, which caused a fire and damaged part of the fuel tank network.

The Ukrainian General Staff said via Telegram, "According to preliminary information, the tank network was severely damaged by drone strikes on the port's oil infrastructure," noting damage to five tanks.

Drozdenko said a power generation station stopped as a result of the attack, during which 150 drones were shot down over the Leningrad region, which also houses a major oil refinery and the city of Saint Petersburg, the birthplace of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Ust-Luga is a key outlet for exporting oil, its derivatives, and grain, along with other goods.

Officials said NATO scrambled fighter jets overnight after at least four drones entered the airspace of Baltic states during Ukrainian strikes on Russia, leading to short alerts for citizens of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia urging them to take shelter.