💥 Attack

Ukrainian drones struck Vyborg and Ust-Luga again in Leningrad Oblast, causing multiple explosions and fires.

March 25, 2026 Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 7 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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

Entities

Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Vyborg Shipbuilding Plant (location) Project 23550 Purga-class patrol icebreaker (weapon_system) Dzerzhinsky patrol icebreaker (weapon_system) Ust-Luga port (location) Purga (weapon_system) Defense Forces of Ukraine (organization) Port of Ust-Luga (location) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Ust-Luga port energy terminal (location) Russian military icebreaker (military_unit) Leningrad Oblast (location) Ust-Luga (location) Novatek (organization) Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Pruga icebreaker (weapon_system) Vyborg (location) Pruga (weapon_system) FSB (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Ust-Luga energy terminal (location) Russian military icebreaker (Vyborg) (military_unit) Leningrad region (location) Novatek terminal (location) NOVATEK-Ust-Luga (organization) Ukrainian drones (weapon_system) FSB Border Service (organization) Agricola (organization) Vyborg port (location) NOVATEK-Ust-Luga plant (location) Russian combat icebreaker Purga (weapon_system) Port of Vyborg (location) Vyborg Shipyard (location) Border Guard Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation (organization) SSU (organization) Alpha Special Operations Center (military_unit) USF (organization) SOF (organization) DIU (organization) SBGS (organization) Russian ship in Vyborg (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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

Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: certain

Multiple explosions and fires at Vyborg and Ust-Luga from repeated Ukrainian drone strikes March 25-26

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces struck a Project 23550 Purga-class patrol icebreaker slated for delivery to the FSB Border Service.

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.

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

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukraine carried out drone attacks on Leningrad region, including strikes on port of Ust-Luga on March 25

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

After a drone attack, fires broke out in the ports of Ust-Luga and Vyborg.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The NOVATEK-Ust-Luga plant in Leningrad Oblast was struck during a joint operation by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A tank farm and loading/unloading stands were damaged, and a fire broke out.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:30.883Z

Source story: day-1492b-2026-04-02