Ukraine strikes Russian Baltic port, hundreds of drones shot down

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Ukraine has intensified drone attacks on Russian refineries, oil depots and ports justified as part of the effort to cut revenues funding Russia’s war

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A storage tank of Russia’s state oil pipeline company Transneft, pictured at the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, Russia, in 2018. Photo: Reuters

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A drone strike claimed by Ukraine triggered a fire at Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga as the regional governor on Sunday reported new damage at the major exporting hub hit for a second time in days.

Ukraine has intensified retaliatory attacks on Russian infrastructure – including refineries, oil depots and ports – saying they are justified as part of the effort to cut revenues funding Russia’s offensive.

“There is damage to the port of Ust-Luga. There were no casualties,” Russian regional governor Alexander Drozdenko said on social media.

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He said that rescuers were working to extinguish a fire at the port, a key hub for Russian fertilisers, oil and coal exports.

Thirty six drones were destroyed overnight in the region, Drozdenko added.

‘High price’

Ukraine’s SBU security service later Sunday claimed the attack saying its drones “successfully struck” the Ust-Luga oil terminal.

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