Russian Baltic Port Halts Crude Loading as Drones Cause Fire

Russia’s Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea has halted crude loadings as Ukraine carried out the most intense air strike on its foe in more than a year, setting some of the port facilities on fire.

Authorities paused oil loading operations Wednesday morning due to the strikes, two people familiar with the situation said, asking not to be named because they’re not authorized to comment. Ukraine’s General Staff said in a Telegram statement that drones hit Novatek PJSC’s oil-product facilities at the port, setting ablaze storage tanks and loading equipment.