Third Drone Attack in a Week Hits Ust-Luga Oil Terminal

Strike drones attacked the Ust-Luga oil terminal for the third time in a week, triggering another fire at the facility.

Alexander Drozdenko, the regional governor, claimed that the drones struck a fuel storage tank, causing the new blaze. According to NASA FIRMS, the fire was still burning as of 04:32 a.m. on March 28.

This marks the third strike on the port within a week.

The first attack occurred on the night of March 25, 2026. Local residents reported numerous explosions in the port area. Thick black smoke was later seen rising into the sky, indicating the strike had hit its targets.

A few days later, on March 27, drones struck the port again. That morning, satellites from NASA FIRMS detected an increase in the fire’s intensity at the site.

The Ust-Luga port is the second-largest and most modern seaport on the Baltic Sea, and one of the largest in Europe.

The port is located in Luga Bay in the Gulf of Finland, about 110 km from Saint Petersburg and close to the Estonian border.

Its coordinates are 59.7091747, 28.4356830, placing it roughly 900–1,000 km from Ukraine’s state border.

The port is multi-purpose, but its main function is the export of energy resources. It serves as the final point of the Baltic Pipeline System-II (BTS-II).

In addition to oil shipments, the Gazprom Ust-Luga facility is also located on the site.

Each year, it processes up to 45 billion cubic meters of natural gas, producing 13 million tons of LNG, 3.6 million tons of ethane, and 1.8 million tons of propane-butane, all of which are exported via the port’s infrastructure.

Ukrainian drones are not attacking this facility for the first time. It is worth noting that the previous strike took place in August 2025. Even earlier, in January 2024, the Security Service of Ukraine damaged gas condensate tanks, halting operations at the terminal.