💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck the Novatek Ust-Luga oil terminal in Leningrad Oblast overnight on March 24 and 25, marking the second strike in three days against Russian oil terminals in Leningrad Oblast.

March 25, 2026 Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 6 sources

Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform Ukrainska Pravda UNIAN

Multiple high-reliability sources confirm the core facts of this event.

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Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck the Novatek Ust-Luga oil terminal, hitting the oil tank farm and oil loading infrastructure.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the NOVATEK-Ust-Luga plant during a joint operation

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The tank farm and loading/unloading stands for oil and petroleum products were hit

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

A fire was reported at the site

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out strikes against oil and gas infrastructure including extensive destruction at the oil terminal in Ust-Luga

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

A fire broke out at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia's Leningrad region following a drone attack, confirmed by Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko and verified by OSINT analyst through geolocation of eyewitness footage.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

On the night of 25-26 March, Ukraine's defence forces struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in Russia's Leningrad Oblast.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Drones attacked the port of Ust-Luga, causing fires at the NOVATEK-Ust-Luga facility with storage tanks burning

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Extracted: 2026-03-29T08:33:16.123Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-march-25-2026