On the night of 11 November, the Security Service of Ukraine, together with other components of the Defence Forces, struck Russia’s port, oil and transport infrastructure at the port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast. During the special operation, the small missile ship "Buyan-M" was also hit.
The SBU reported this.
According to preliminary information, drones from the SBU’s Alpha Special Operations Centre hit infrastructure facilities at the "Novatek-Ust-Luga" terminal. Several tanks with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes each were damaged there. There was also a spill of petroleum products.
At the "Ust-Luga Oil" terminal, a number of tanks containing petroleum products were damaged, and a large-scale fire broke out. A blaze was also recorded at the Factor JSC terminal and at the Luzhskaya railway station.
The main damage was to tank farms, pumping stations, pipelines and the infrastructure for transhipping oil and petroleum products. Firefighting and rescue operations are ongoing at the sites.
The General Staff adds: Ust-Luga is one of Russia’s key ports on the Baltic, in Leningrad Oblast. Russian oil and petroleum products are exported through its terminals, and the revenue from them finances the production of missiles and drones for strikes on Ukraine. That is why the port has come under attack more than once. On the night of 11 November, Ukraine’s Defence Forces again struck its infrastructure.
In addition, the SBU planned and carried out a strike on the Project "Buyan-M" small missile ship "Naro-Fominsk". It is a carrier of "Kalibr" and "Oniks" cruise missiles. The ship was launched in 2022.
Information is also being checked regarding the destruction of Russian combat helicopters.
The SBU noted that it continues to systematically strike Russia’s oil infrastructure in order to reduce revenues to the Russian budget, which are used to finance the war against Ukraine.