The Leningrad region of the Russian Federation suffered a massive drone attack, during which strategic facilities, including port infrastructure, were hit. Some drones were based on the A-22 light aircraft and carried aerial bombs. This was reported by Korrespondent.
Drone Attack on Leningrad Region: What We Know About the Strike on March 25
According to Russian sources, on March 25, about 400 drones were launched towards more than ten regions of the Russian Federation and the occupied Crimea. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that this could have been one of the largest attacks since the beginning of the full-scale war.
One of the main targets was the Ust-Luga port in the Baltic Sea. According to the governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, a fire broke out at the site.
OSINT analysts recorded at least two fire spots at the oil terminal based on eyewitness videos. This is one of the largest ports in the Russian Federation with a cargo turnover of over 130 million tons per year.
The port hosts key facilities:
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oil and gas terminals
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production complexes for processing condensate
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infrastructure for sea export of petroleum products
Earlier, on March 23, another large port in the Gulf of Finland was also hit - Primorsk. The fire there is still ongoing.
Strike on Russian Military Infrastructure: What Objects Were Damaged
In addition to the ports, a Russian patrol icebreaker named 'Purga' of project 23550 was also damaged as a result of the attack. The vessel was located at a shipbuilding yard in Vyborg, over 900 km from the Ukrainian border.
This yard is one of the key enterprises in the Russian shipbuilding industry and specializes in the construction of icebreakers and offshore equipment.
The damaged vessel was planned for use by the FSB Border Service of Russia.
It is worth noting that recently Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russia's strategic infrastructure, including logistics and energy facilities used to support military operations.