Fires broke out at the Ust-Luga fuel terminal in the Baltic region.

Baltic, Ust-Luga fuel terminal, fires, Sept. 1

Ukrainian forces struck the NOVATEK Ust-Luga oil refinery in Slobidka, Leningrad Oblast.

A fire was reported at the Ust-Luga oil export terminal following a drone attack.

Russian air defence shot down 52 drones during the incident.

Ukraine attacked Ust-Luga on 6 July and in March of previous years.

The Main Intelligence Directorate confirmed the strike on the Novatek-Ust-Luga complex near St. Petersburg on September 1, 2026.

Operators from the Department of Active Operations and the Department of Unmanned Systems of the DIU struck the complex as part of a joint deep-strike operation with the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Key components of the oil refinery and process equipment were damaged, and a massive fire broke out at the plant.

The General Staff also said the Novatek-Ust-Luga complex in Slobidka, Leningrad Oblast, had suspended operations following Ukrainian drone strikes on Sept. 1.

According to the General Staff, the recent strikes hit sophisticated condensate processing and hydrocracking equipment, as well as pipelines and other oil infrastructure.

Ukrainian drones targeted Russia’s Leningrad Region early on Tuesday, Sept. 1, striking the Ust-Luga port and sparking a fire.

Governor Alexander Drozdenko said the fire caused by the drone attack had been extinguished and that there were no casualties.

On 1 September 2026, operators from the Department of Active Operations and the Department of Unmanned Systems of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, as part of a joint deep-strike operation with the Ukrainian Defence Forces, struck the ‘Novatek-Ust-Luga’ complex in the Leningrad Oblast in Russia.

Affected: key components of an oil refinery and process equipment. A major fire has broken out at a factory fuelling the criminal war against Ukraine.