Ukraine launched a fresh wave of attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure on Sunday, hitting ports on the Baltic and “shadow fleet” tankers alleged to be carrying Russian crude illegally.
A nighttime drone attack hit Primorsk, Russia’s largest oil port on the Baltic, and caused a large fire.
The port is capable of processing hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil per day, and has been targeted by Ukraine multiple times since March.
The extent of the damage caused by the latest strike is unclear.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces destroyed a number of military and other targets.
“One more Russian carrier of Kalibr missiles is out of action. Major General Yevhen Khmara reported on the successful destruction of targets in the Primorsk port,” Zelensky wrote in a Telegram post on Sunday.
He also said drones hit a missile ship, patrol boat and a “shadow fleet” tanker that was being used to skirt Western sanctions on Russian energy exports.
In another post, Zelensky said Ukrainian forces hit two other “shadow fleet” tankers near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
“These tankers were actively used to transport oil. Now they won’t,” he said.
Ukraine has increased its attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, with officials arguing Moscow’s oil revenue is directly financing the war.
In April, Ukrainian forces attacked Russian oil refineries, sea terminals and pipelines at least 18 times.
Strikes have reached as far as 1,600 km into Russia.
Russia’s oil-refining is now at a 17-year-low of about 4.7 million barrels a day.
Moscow has lost about $7 billion in oil revenue since the start of the year.
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Again, how has Russia not taken the little f a g g o t Zelensky out yet; I mean what are they waiting for?