Ukrainian Drones Strike Usť-Luga Port
Ukrainian attack drones struck Russia’s export port of Ust-Luga on Wednesday igniting a massive fire at the terminal and knocking out a transformer station.
Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko reported the incident alongside 146 intercepted drones over the region, while NASA’s FIRMS satellite monitoring detected the blaze, according to iROZHLAS. Meanwhile, Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia issued drone warnings, and Finland imposed temporary airspace and maritime restrictions.
The strike follows a separate November 9, 2026 drone attack on the KINEF oil refinery in Kirishi, also located in the Leningrad Region. Armyweb.cz reported that explosions rocked the Surgutneftegas-owned facility, which boasts a processing capacity of 20 to 21 million tons of crude annually.
Satellites detected fires around ELOU-AVT-6 and ELOU-AVT-2 processing units. Rosněfť začala omezovat prodej pohonných hmot na svých čerpacích stanicích napříč Ruskem — omezujíc nákupy na 30 až 50 litrů na vozidlo — kvůli ukrajinským útokům na zpracovatelská zařízení jako Novokujbyševsk, Ufa a Rjazaň.
Multiple Ukrainian attack drones hit Russia's sprawling oil export terminal at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga tonight, setting it ablaze. NASA's FIRMS detected a massive fire during its last overhead pass, with Russian authorities confirming the strike. pic.twitter.com/hJMgrPAHQq
The facility, which processes up to 7,2 milionu tun surovin ročně, has been targeted seven times this year according to The Moscow Times.
Strategic refineries such as Kirishi supply critical fuels to both civilian markets and military logistics in northwestern Russia.
„Podle předběžných informací v důsledku zásahu bezpilotních letounů vypukl požár v přístavní oblasti Usť-Lugy,“ napsal Alexandr Drozděnko na Telegramu, jak informoval iROZHLAS. Drozdenko added that a transformer station was also disabled during the nighttime attack.”
The scale of the aerial engagement prompted immediate defensive measures among Russia’s western neighbors.