Ukraine Targets Primorsk, Russia’s Key Oil Hub, Causing Millions in Daily Losses

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) launched a large-scale attack on Russian oil infrastructure, resulting in fires at the port of Primorsk and several oil pumping stations, which led to the suspension of oil shipments and millions in losses for the Russian budget.

The Gaze reports on it, referring to Ukrainian Pravda and Ukrinform.

“As a result of a successful attack by SSU drones, fires broke out on one of the ships in the port and at a pumping station, and oil shipments were suspended,” said an informed source in the SSU.

It is estimated that the Russian Federation's daily budget losses from the suspension of shipments could amount to $41 million.

Notably, Primorsk is one of the key ports through which Russia exports about 60 million tons of oil annually, generating up to $15 billion in profits.

This hub is used to load ships of the so-called “shadow fleet,” which helps circumvent international sanctions.

Moreover, Ukrainian drones have struck a number of oil pumping stations, including NPS-3, NPS “Andreapol,” and NPS-7, which are important for supplying oil to the terminal in Ust-Luga.

“The SSU was the first to systematically introduce so-called drone sanctions against the Russian oil industry. They block the flow of petrodollars into the aggressor's budget,” an informed source stated.

The person aware of the situation also noted that systematic drone strikes on Russia's oil infrastructure have effectively become “sanctions” that block the flow of petrodollars into the aggressor's budget and weaken its ability to wage war.

As The Gaze reported earlier, Special Forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine successfully struck a Russian Black Sea Fleet ship near Novorossiysk using only a Ukrainian-made combat drone.