Ukraine launched dozens of drones at the Primorsk oil-loading port on the Baltic Sea on Sunday, sparking a fire at one of Russia’s largest export hubs. Primorsk can handle around one million barrels of oil a day.
Regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko wrote on Telegram that the blaze had been extinguished and no oil spill was reported. He said more than 60 drones were shot down over the region. The independent outlet Astra, citing satellite-image analysis, reported the oil terminal and a Pantsir air‑defense system were likely struck.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said two so-called “shadow” tankers near the entrance to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk were also hit. Those aging vessels have reportedly been used to move sanctioned Russian oil. “These tankers had been actively used to transport oil — not anymore,” Zelenskyy wrote. The extent of the damage to the ships was not immediately clear.
Moscow’s Defense Ministry said Ukraine fired 334 drones overnight. Ukraine’s air force, meanwhile, reported that Russia had launched 268 drones and one ballistic missile at targets in Ukraine. Regional authorities said a man was killed in a drone attack near Moscow.
In southern Ukraine, strikes in the Odesa region — home to key export terminals — killed two people and damaged port facilities and equipment, Governor Oleg Kiper said. A third person was killed in a Russian strike in the frontline Kherson region.
Both countries have exchanged near-daily drone barrages for much of the war as US-mediated talks to end the fighting remain stalled.