BREAKING NEWS: Fire, oil spill and hit missile ship: SBU spoke about the strike on Ust-Luga

Russian combat helicopters were also likely destroyed.

Ukraine has struck Russian port and oil infrastructure in the port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, as well as the Buyan-M missile ship. The SBU reported this .

Large fire with thick smoke rising behind city buildings at dusk

It is noted that on the night of November 11, the SBU, together with other components of the Defense Forces, “hit important facilities of Russia’s port, oil refining and transport infrastructure in the port of Ust-Luga, Leningrad Region.”

The agency reported that drones hit several tanks with a capacity of 30,000 tons each at the Novatek-Ust-Luga terminal. There was also a spill of petroleum products.

And at the Ust-Luga Oil terminal, a number of tanks with petroleum products were damaged. A large-scale fire broke out there. In addition, fires were recorded at the Factor JSC terminal and at the Luzhska railway station.

It is reported that the main damage occurred to tank farms, pumping stations, pipelines and infrastructure for transshipment of oil and petroleum products. Fire and rescue operations are ongoing at the facilities.

Missile ship destruction

The SBU also reported that it was possible to carry out an operation to destroy the small missile ship of the “Buyan-M” project “Naro-Fominsk”. This ship is a carrier of the “Caliber” and “Onyx” cruise missiles. It was launched in 2022.

Information about the destruction of Russian combat helicopters is also being verified.

Attack on the port of Ust-Luga – what is known

Recall that on the night of November 11, Ukrainian drones attacked the port of Ust-Luga , which is key for the Russians in the Leningrad region. A large-scale fire broke out there, which was visible even from the coast of Estonia.

It should be added that this is a large seaport in the Leningrad Region of the Russian Federation on the Baltic Sea coast. It is one of the key Russian export hubs, through which oil, petroleum products, coal, fertilizers and other cargoes are transported. The port is important for Russia’s foreign trade, in particular for the export of energy resources.

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