Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Oil Port and Shadow Fleet Tankers in Baltic Sea

Ukraine-Russia Conflict Drone Operations·May 3 – May 3, 2026

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Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Oil Port and Shadow Fleet Tankers in Baltic Sea

Ukrainian forces launched a drone attack on the Primorsk oil export hub in Russia's Leningrad region on May 3, 2026. The strike targeted a major loading port operated by Transneft and damaged three tankers, including vessels identified as part of Russia's shadow fleet used to bypass international sanctions Ukrainian drone attack hits Russian Baltic port. While Russian officials reported that a fire at the terminal was quickly extinguished Fire Put Out at Russia's Primorsk Port, the operation represents a significant reach into Russian infrastructure on the Baltic Sea Ukrainian strikes hit key Russian oil infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the strikes on the oil terminal and tankers as Russian aerial attacks killed ten people across Ukraine Russian strikes kill 10 as Zelensky says Ukraine hits oil tankers. The targeting of the Primorsk facility is part of a broader Ukrainian strategy to disrupt Russian energy exports and the logistics of the state-owned firm Transneft Ukraine hits key Russian oil-loading port and 3 shadow fleet tankers.

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