Drone Attack Hits Russian Oil Port Ust-Luga Again

During the night of April 7, drones launched another attack on the Russian oil port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region.

Exilenova+ and Astra reported the incident, and footage of the attack was published online.

The strike began at around 4 a.m. Local governor Alexander Drozdenko confirmed the attack, claiming that air defenses shot down a total of 22 drones.

According to the released video, Russian forces deployed machine-gun fire groups to defend the port.

Ust-Luga is one of Russia’s key seaports on the Baltic Sea. It is a multi-purpose port, but its primary function is exporting energy resources. It serves as the terminal point of the Baltic Pipeline System-II (BPS-II).

Through this port, Russia exports crude oil and petroleum products, including via tankers from the so-called “shadow fleet.”

On April 5, Bloomberg reported that the facility had resumed crude oil transshipment after a temporary suspension caused by attacks by Ukrainian drones.

Strikes on the Oil Port

The first strike on Ust-Luga took place on the night of March 25, 2026. Local residents reported numerous explosions in the port area. Fires then broke out on the port’s territory.

On March 27, drones attacked the port again. It was later reported that the strikes destroyed at least one oil-loading berth and damaged another.

Another in a series of subsequent attacks took place on the night of March 31. At that time, the fire on the port’s territory was still ongoing.

Ust-Luga is located in the Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland, approximately 110 km from Saint Petersburg and near the border with Estonia. The distance from the Ukrainian state border to the Russian port is roughly 900–1000 km.

The port also hosts the Gazprom Ust-Luga facility. Each year, it processes up to 45 billion m³ of natural gas, produces 13 million tons of liquefied natural gas, 3.6 million tons of ethane, and 1.8 million tons of propane-butane, exporting them using the port infrastructure.