Overnight on March 27, the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad region once again came under attack by Ukrainian drones. It was the second strike in a matter of days—following an earlier hit on oil-loading infrastructure.
Published satellite imagery shows that the fire engulfed a substantial part of the terminal: piers, storage tanks and process pipe racks were damaged, while some facilities burned out completely. After the second strike, the blaze intensified and the fire zone expanded—in part because of a spill of petroleum products.
At the same time, according to reports on March 26, the port had only just begun to restore operations after the previous strikes.
Reuters estimates that, despite the wave of attacks, Russia’s export flows have largely held up through route reallocation and alternative outlets, although the strikes themselves have already caused major disruption—with as much as 40% of the country’s export capacity coming under attack on some days.