Ukrainian defenders have conducted a new series of successful attacks on key Russian oil industry and naval targets. The strikes hit oil terminals that fund Russia's war effort, along with a cruise missile carrier ship.
Ukraine's Defense Forces officially reported the operations, Hvylya reports.
On the night of April 7, drones reached the Leningrad region, targeting the Ust-Luga Oil terminal. The military preliminarily confirmed strikes on three massive Transneft-Baltika storage tanks. Russia relies heavily on this facility for mass oil product exports. The military emphasized that revenues from this infrastructure "fund the ongoing armed aggression against Ukraine."
Details also emerged regarding an earlier large-scale attack on April 5. Three large storage tanks caught fire at the Transneft-Port Primorsk facility, each with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters of oil.
That same day, the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery was also struck. The attack damaged crucial primary crude oil processing units and a bitumen production line.
In the Krasnodar region, drones struck the Sheskharis terminal. The attack damaged oil-loading berths and pipelines, alongside three giant storage tanks at the nearby Grushovaya transshipment base.
However, the Russian fleet proved to be one of the most notable targets. Two strike drones hit a Project 11356R Burevestnik-class frigate. This vessel is particularly dangerous as it carries Kalibr cruise missiles. Authorities are currently assessing the extent of the damage to the ship.
Furthermore, over the past few days, Ukrainian forces have successfully targeted enemy drone control points and Russian troop concentrations in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. The Defense Forces stressed that such precision operations will continue to maximize the reduction of the enemy's combat potential.