Ukraine conducted widespread drone operations across Russian territory on Sunday, targeting the significant Baltic Sea oil facility at Primorsk and sparking brief fires at the installation, according to regional administrator Alexander Drozdenko’s social media announcement.
Drozdenko reported that Russian forces intercepted more than 60 unmanned aircraft during overnight operations in the northwestern Leningrad region. The regional leader confirmed that the Primorsk attack did not result in petroleum spillage and emergency crews successfully contained the blaze.
The targeted Primorsk facility represents a crucial component of Russia’s energy export infrastructure, with daily processing capabilities reaching 1 million barrels of crude oil. Recent months have seen repeated Ukrainian operations against this location as Kyiv intensifies campaigns against Russian energy facilities and strategic assets amid stalled diplomatic efforts mediated by the United States.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Sunday that his forces also engaged two vessels from Russia’s shadow tanker fleet operating near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
“These tankers had been actively used to transport oil – not anymore,” Zelenskiy said on Telegram. “Ukraine’s long-range capabilities will continue to be developed comprehensively – at sea, in the air, and on land.”
Multiple Russian administrative regions experienced drone incidents over the weekend period.
Moscow region administrator Andrei Vorobyov confirmed Saturday evening that a 77-year-old civilian perished in a rural area following an unmanned aircraft impact. Moscow city mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported that defensive systems neutralized four drones approaching the Russian capital.
In the western Smolensk region, governor Vasily Anokhin stated that three individuals, including one minor, sustained injuries Sunday when a drone struck a residential building complex.
Simultaneously, Russian military forces continued advancing toward the Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka in the eastern Donetsk region, according to Ukraine’s senior military leadership on Saturday.
