Drone Strike Sparks Blaze at Key Russian Oil and Fuel Terminal

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A drone attack from Ukraine caused a fire at Ust-Luga, Russia’s major Baltic Sea oil and commodity export port. Governor Alexander Drozdenko confirmed the incident and ongoing firefighting efforts amid damage from the strike.

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. In a separate statement later, Drozdenko posted that “All consequences of the attack in the port…