RUSSIA, PRIMORSK, Mar. 23 — Ukrainian forces attacked an oil terminal in Primorsk, Leningrad oblast, reported the General Staff of Ukrainian forces.

Each year, nearly 60 million tonnes of oil pass through the Primorsk terminal, and the funds from oil sales that Russia uses to finance the war against Ukraine, said the General Staff.

Ukrainian media Ukrainska Pravda said, referring to their sources in Ukraine’s Security Service, that the Security Service Alpha Special Operations Centre attacked the objects in Russia with drones.

Alpha unit hit an oil terminal and storage tanks containing oil, causing a fire on the Primorsk port’s territory.

According to Ukrainska Pravda’s source, the Primorsk port is a key Russian export hub on the Baltic Sea, supplying oil to foreign markets. In 2025, more than 46.6 million tons of oil reportedly passed through the port.

Ukrainian forces also hit Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil refinery in Ufa, causing a fire, said the General Staff.

Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim is an important link in the Russian armed forces’ fuel supply chain. Its primary oil production capacity is about 6–8 million tons per year. The refinery is located 1,400 kilometers (~870 miles) from the Russia-Ukraine border.

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