A fire broke out at the Novatek terminal in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The fire occurred on the night of January 20-21, 2024. Witnesses reported hearing two explosions before the fire. Approximately 150 people were evacuated from the facility.

A fire broke out on the night of 20-21 January at one of the Commercial Sea Port's terminals in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. According to Russian media reports, a coal terminal is on fire. Before the fire, witnesses reported hearing two explosions. Approximately 150 people have been evacuated from the facility.

According to the Russian authorities, the fire broke out at the Novatek terminal in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast. No casualties have been reported.

Explosions occurred at the Novatek terminal in Ust-Luga

A terminal at the port of Ust-Luga is on fire

Local residents reported hearing the sound of a drone before the explosions

The burning terminal is either an oil terminal or a coal terminal

The causes of the explosion and fire remain unknown

The strike was the result of a planned operation by the Security Service of Ukraine, according to an unnamed source in the agency cited by Ukrainska Pravda.

A fire broke out at a natural gas terminal in the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, 110 kilometers west of St Petersburg near the Estonian border.

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure disabled 14% of Russia’s oil refining capacity.

The first attack on the Novatek plant in Ust-Luga occurred on January 21.