Drone Strike Sets Fire to Russia's Ust-Luga Oil Port on Baltic Sea

A drone attack set fire to the Russian oil port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea, according to the governor of the Leningrad region. Firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze. Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko stated on Telegram that the attack hit the port area and caused the fire. Russian air defense reportedly shot down 146 drones over the region overnight, and about 18 flights at Pulkovo airport were delayed or canceled. Ust-Luga is one of Russia's most important oil export ports and has been targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks before. Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian energy infrastructure over the past 18 months to reduce Moscow's war funding, and the attack coincides with US-led peace talks in Abu Dhabi.