Ukrainian drones hit a key Russian oil export hub on the Baltic Sea adding to fires still raging from a string of attacks that began almost a week ago

Ukrainian drones on Tuesday struck Russia's ⁠Baltic ⁠Sea port of Ust-Luga for the ⁠fifth time in 10 days, and industry sources told Reuters an oil ​loading terminal was hit, likely adding to Russia's difficulties in exporting crude.

Crippling drone strikes on key Russian ports sent the nation’s oil flows tumbling to the lowest in more than a year and dented funding for the Kremlin’s war chest. Baltic shipments were the lowest since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Ukraine has been repeatedly attacking key Russian oil export infrastructure near the Baltic Sea over the past week, causing some facilities to burn for several days, according to satellite images. According to BBC Verify,

Zelenskiy said at the weekend during his Middle East tour that he had reached a deal on diesel deliveries for a year to Ukraine, without providing further details. Diesel is vital

Luga, one of Russia's key energy export terminals located on the Baltic Sea. The attack led to a large fire and inflicted damage on portions of the terminal, raising alarms about the reliability of global oil supplies.

Russia's Baltic Ust-Luga ⁠port, ⁠one of its largest ⁠petroleum export hubs, was damaged again on Sunday ​by a Ukrainian drone attack which sparked a blaze later brought under ‌control, Russian officials said.