Archive · 14 Aug 2026
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Russian Oil Port of Ust-Luga
Some drones flew to a big port in Russia called Ust-Luga.
The drones caused a fire at the port, which is important because ships use it to send oil to other countries.
The leader of the area, Governor Drozdenko, said firefighters fixed everything and nobody got hurt.
He also said that more than fifty drones were stopped overnight near the city of St Petersburg.
Russia says Ukraine sent the drones, and Ukraine has been attacking places inside Russia.
Ukraine does this because it wants to make the war that Russia started in 2022 cost more for Russia.
Many oil places in Russia have been hit by drones, and that has caused fuel shortages.
Drone pieces also damaged a wall at a big online shopping warehouse called Wildberries.
Other countries near Russia are being careful too.
Latvia's soldiers shot down a drone that came into their sky, and Finland told ships to stay away from some parts of the Baltic Sea.
A Ukrainian drone attack triggered a fire at Ust-Luga, a key Russian oil export port on the Baltic Sea.
Governor Alexander Drozdenko said all consequences of the attack were cleared up and there were no casualties.
Authorities reported more than 50 drones were downed overnight in the region around St Petersburg.
Debris from enemy drones damaged the wall of a Wildberries warehouse in the Tver region, with no injuries reported.
Latvian fighter jets shot down a drone over NATO member Latvia, while Finland restricted movement in parts of the Baltic Sea.
- Who
- Ukrainian forces carried out the drone attack; Russian Governor Alexander Drozdenko and regional authorities responded, while Latvia and Finland took defensive actions.
- What
- A Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire at Ust-Luga, a key Russian oil export port on the Baltic Sea.
- When
- Reported on Friday, with the fire's consequences cleared up the same day.
- Where
- Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea in Russia, with related incidents in the Tver region and Latvia.
- Why
- Ukraine is striking targets inside Russia, such as ports, refineries and warehouses, to raise the costs for Moscow of the full-scale war it launched in 2022.
- Port
- Ust-Luga, Baltic Sea
- Attack type
- Ukrainian drone attack
- Fire status
- Consequences cleared up; no casualties
- Governor
- Alexander Drozdenko
- Drones downed overnight
- More than 50
- Refineries hit (overall)
- More than a dozen
- Wildberries warehouse attacks (past month)
- More than 20 times
- Regional responses
- Latvia shot down a drone; Finland curbed Baltic Sea movement