Ukraine Steps Up Attacks on Russian Energy Assets in Caspian Sea
A Russian Lukoil platform in the Korchagin oil field in 2011.
Photographer: Mikhail Mordasov/AFP/Getty ImagesUkraine has intensified attacks on Russia’s Caspian region, hitting energy production and refining assets, amid ongoing talks to clinch a peace deal.
Ukrainian drones hit Lukoil PJSC’s Korchagin oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the second time in recent days, according to a person familiar with the operation, who spoke on condition of anonymity. That’s fourth attack on Lukoil platforms in the Caspian Sea in the past week.