Ukrainian drones strike Ust-Luga oil terminal, damaging five fuel reservoirs

Ukrainian forces struck key Russian port, oil refining, and transport infrastructure in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast, overnight Wednesday, damaging five fuel reservoirs with a total capacity of 150,000 cubic meters and causing large fires. The General Staff and SBU reported the attack on November 11. Drones hit five reservoirs at the Novatek-Ust-Luga terminal, each holding 30,000 tons of oil products, triggering a massive blaze and fuel spill. The Ust-Luga Oil terminal also suffered damage to multiple reservoirs, with fires reported at the Factor terminal and Luzhskaya railway station. The attack damaged tank farms, pipelines, transshipment infrastructure, a hydrocracking unit, and a loading pier. As part of the SBU operation, the small missile ship Narо-Fominsk, a Kalibr and Oniks carrier launched in 2022, was also struck. Information on destroyed Russian helicopters is being verified. The fire was visible from Estonia, and Russia has lost about 30% of its oil refining capacity due to renewed Ukrainian strikes since late October.