Ukrainian Drones Strike the Ust-Luga Port in Russia’s Leningrad Region

Ukrainian Defense Forces UAVs struck Russia’s Ust-Luga port in the Leningrad region overnight on September 1.

Alexander Drozdenko, the region’s governor, reported this.

The attack caused a fire and damage at the facility.

The governor reported a drone attack in the region at 2 a.m. He later said that Russian air defenses had engaged and shot down aerial targets.

“As a result of the UAV attack, damage is observed in the Ust-Luga port area, with a fire breaking out. Emergency services are working at the site. Information on the aftermath is to be specified,” Drozdenko posted on Telegram.

After 6 a.m., the official announced that the air raid alert was over.

Ust-Luga is one of Russia’s key seaports on the Baltic Sea. It is a multipurpose port, but its primary role is exporting energy carriers. It serves as the terminus of the Baltic Pipeline System-II (BPS-II) oil pipeline.

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

It is located in Luga Bay in the Gulf of Finland, about 110 km from St. Petersburg and close to the Estonian border. The Russian port is approximately 900 km from Ukraine’s state border. Its area is home to major industrial and transshipment facilities, including those operated by Novatek and EuroChem.

Strikes on Ust-Luga

The first large-scale strike on Ust-Luga took place overnight on March 25, 2026. Local residents reported numerous explosions in the port area. Fires subsequently broke out at the port.

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

Another in a series of subsequent attacks took place overnight on March 31. At the time, a fire was still burning at the port following the previous strike.