Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s Primorsk port, oil tankers and military ships

Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on targets across Russia today, hitting the Baltic Sea port of Primorsk and setting it on fire, and striking a number of vessels, as it steps up attacks on energy infrastructure and other targets.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky comments on the latest wave of strikes, which also hit one oil tanker in the port, a Karakurt-class missile ship and a patrol boat, saying significant damage was caused to the infrastructure of the oil terminal port.

In a post on Telegram, Zelensky says Ukraine struck the Karakurt-class missile ship, a patrol boat, and an oil tanker in the Baltic Sea, adding that “each such result further limits Russia’s war potential.”

Alexander Drozdenko, governor of the northwest region, which hosts the port, says more than 60 drones were downed overnight. He says the fire at Primorsk, a major oil exporting outlet, was quickly extinguished and there was no oil spill following the attack.