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Ukraine hits major oil terminal in southern Russia: Moscow

By AFP
April 07, 2026
A satellite near-infrared image shows smoke rising from oil storage tanks at Russias Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, which was struck multiple times in Ukrainian attacks, in Ust-Luga, Russia March 29, 2026.—Reuters
A satellite near-infrared image shows smoke rising from oil storage tanks at Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, which was struck multiple times in Ukrainian attacks, in Ust-Luga, Russia March 29, 2026.—Reuters

MOSCOW: Ukrainian drones attacked the Caspian Pipeline Consortium´s marine terminal in southern Russia early on Monday, damaging part of a mooring point and setting four oil tanks ablaze, Russia´s defence ministry said on Monday.

The Ukrainian army said it had attacked a different terminal in the port of Novorossiysk, without mentioning the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC). The CPC pipeline -- which had not commented -- handles around one percent of the world´s oil supplies, as well as around 80 per cent of Kazakhstan´s exports.