Russian Oil Tanker Set Ablaze Amid Black Sea Drone Attacks
Oil storage tanks at a refinery operated by Rosneft in Tuapse, Russia, in 2020.
Source: Bloomberg
A massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea region left an oil tanker ablaze and damaged oil-loading facilities in the port city of Tuapse — home to a key Rosneft refinery.
Russia reported 71 drones downed overnight in the Krasnodar region and around and over the Black Sea, according to a statement from the Defense Ministry. Local authorities in Tuapse and Novorossiysk, home to Russia’s largest oil-loading terminal in the region, issued alerts about possible new attacks closer to midday.