Drones attack one of Russia's largest oil terminals
Photo: An employee of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russian media)
In the port of Primorsk in the Leningrad region, unidentified drones struck one of the largest oil export terminals, according to Russian media.
Alerts about a drone threat in the Leningrad region began appearing around midnight on March 28. There are also reports of a drone attack in Smolensk. Videos showing air defense systems in action then began appearing on social media.
There was also a hit on a fuel tank at the Primorsk port.
"Personnel have been evacuated; there is no information on casualties. Air defense and electronic warfare systems have already destroyed 35 drones since the start of the attack," writes one of the OSINT channels.
The attacked port is one of the largest Russian oil export terminals in the Baltic Sea. The pipeline system has a capacity of up to 75 million tons of oil per year.
Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko confirmed the strike at the Primorsk port.
"A fuel tank was damaged at the port of Primorsk, and a fire broke out. Firefighting operations are underway, and personnel have been evacuated," he wrote.
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Drones also struck an oil terminal in Russia’s Krasnodar region, a major export terminal near the port of Taman.
In the Russian city of Saratov, a fire at an oil refinery has been burning for two days. On the night of March 21, the facility was attacked by Ukrainian drones.
