Fire Tied to Ukraine Drones Shuts Novatek Baltic Sea Fuel Plant

  • Ust-Luga gas-condensate plant isn’t operating, Novatek says
  • Ukraine media say an attack was carried out by Kiev forces
Firefighters extinguish the blaze at a Novatek plant in Ust-Luga, Russia, on Jan. 21.Source: Telegram Channel of Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko/AP Photo
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A fire that halted fuel production over the weekend at Novatek PJSC’s plant in the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga was linked by Ukrainian media to Kyiv’s special forces.

The websites of Ukraine’s Suspilne TV and Ukrainska Pravda cited sources in the nation’s Security Service as saying the attack was a special operation of Ukrainian security forces.