Drone attacks spark fire at Russian energy export port of Ust-Luga, says governor

Governor Aleksander Drozdenko reported that firefighters in Ust-Luga, Russia's major energy export port in the Baltic Sea, are combating a fire ignited by a drone attack on Friday. According to Drozdenko, more than fifty drones were neutralized in the region, as Ust-Luga, a hub for oil and oil product exports, continues defenses against the attack.

The extent of the damage from the incident remains unknown at this stage. This latest assault follows Ukraine's pattern of targeting Russian oil processing and export facilities and grain shipping routes, aiming to diminish Moscow's revenue and pressure it to cease the conflict. Earlier in the day, fighter jets in Latvia's airspace shot down a drone, while Finland briefly restricted portions of the Baltic Sea as a precaution against similar attacks.

Ukraine has carried out multiple drone strikes on over a dozen major Russian refineries, one of the world's largest oil producers, leading to a nationwide fuel crisis. Moscow, the Russian capital and host to another significant oil processing plant, also faced a drone attack overnight, as mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported on Telegram on Friday.