Nov. 11 — Ukrainian drones reportedly hit the Ust-Luga Baltic Sea Port in the Leningrad oblast, located in the western Russia, reported Exilnova Plus, pro-Ukrainian Telegram monitoring channel. 

Aleksandr Drozdenko, the governor of the Leningrad oblast, confirmed the Ukrainian drones targeted the Ust-Luga port. He said that Russian air defense downed 150 Ukrainian drones, while several others hit the area, injuring three workers. He added that none of the port workers sustained severe injuries. 

The Ust-Luga Port is the largest commercial seaport on the Baltic Sea. It was sanctioned by the United States, European Union, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland because of its involvement in Russia’s war against Ukraine. 

The European Commission also reported that Ust-Luga used to transport Russian oil by using the shadow fleet and “other irregular and high-risk shipping practices.” 

This is not the first attack on the Ust-Luga. Ukrainian Defense Intelligence confirmed that Ukrainian drones hit Novatek-Ust-Luga complex on Sep. 1, damaging key components of an oil processing unit and technological equipment.  

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