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Drone attack sparks fire at Russia’s Ust-Luga port
A drone strike sparked a fire at Ust-Luga port in Russia’s Leningrad Region overnight on November 11.
Regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko confirmed the strike and fire, but did not identify who carried out the attack.
Ukrainian monitoring channels reported that Ukrainian drones hit the port, and said explosions were heard there.
Ust-Luga is a Baltic Sea port near St. Petersburg that has been sanctioned by several Western countries for its role in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The port is used to ship Russian crude oil, including through practices that can help evade sanctions.
Emergency crews arrived to fight the fire, while information about the damage and the substation blackout was still being clarified.
A drone attack sparked a fire in the Ust-Luga port zone in Russia’s Leningrad Region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said.
The attack was reported overnight on November 11, 2026.
Drozdenko said emergency crews had arrived to put out the fire and that a transformer substation had suffered an emergency blackout.
The Kyiv Independent reported that Ukrainian drones struck the port, citing monitoring channels.
- Who
- Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported the fire. Ukrainian drones were reported to have carried out the attack.
- What
- A drone attack struck the Ust-Luga port zone and sparked a fire.
- When
- Overnight on November 11, 2026.
- Where
- The Ust-Luga port zone in Russia’s Leningrad Region.
- Why
- Not stated
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Ukrainian drones struck the Novatek-Ust-Luga complex, damaging components of an oil-processing unit and other equipment and causing a large fire, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence agency.
A reported drone attack struck the Ust-Luga port zone and sparked a fire.
Governor Alexander Drozdenko said emergency crews had arrived and reported an emergency blackout at a transformer substation.
- Port
- Ust-Luga
- Region
- Leningrad Region, Russia
- Reported attack
- Overnight on Nov. 11, 2026
- Governor
- Alexander Drozdenko
- Damage reported
- Fire in the port zone and emergency blackout at a transformer substation
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What people are saying
According to preliminary information, a drone attack resulted in a strike within the Ust-Luga port zone, sparking a fire. The necessary forces and equipment have arrived to extinguish it.
Also, an emergency blackout of a transformer substation occurred in Ust-Luga. Further information is being clarified.
used to transport Russian crude oil by using the shadow fleet and other irregular and high-risk shipping practices