Fire at Ust-Luga port contained a day after drone attack

Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said the fire at Ust-Luga port, which started after a drone attack on the night of November 11, had been contained. Three workers were injured in the attack, while authorities said there was no threat to residents.

A fire at Ust-Luga port in the Kingiseppsky District of Leningrad Region, which started after a massive drone attack on the night of November 11, has been contained. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said this.

He said the fire was contained by the Leningrad Region firefighting and rescue service, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the services of port companies. Efforts to extinguish the fire are continuing and are expected to be completed shortly. The governor said there was no threat to the life or health of company workers.

About 150 drones neutralized overnight

Authorities said about 150 drones were neutralized over Leningrad Region on the night of November 11, but a fire broke out in the Ust-Luga port area and three workers were injured. Witnesses said the fire at the port could be seen even from neighboring Estonia.

NASA FIRMS data on thermal anomalies in the area of Ust-Luga port on November 11

A mobile laboratory of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources conducted air measurements in nearby settlements. Authorities said concentrations of harmful substances were within normal limits and posed no threat to residents’ health.

Kyiv claims strike on terminals

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it had struck Ust-Luga’s port, oil-refining and transport infrastructure together with other units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. According to preliminary Ukrainian data, tanks at the Novatek-Ust-Luga terminal, each with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes, were damaged, as were tanks at the Ust-Luga Oil terminal. The information has not been independently confirmed.

Location of Ust-Luga port on the coast of the Gulf of Finland

Ust-Luga is Russia’s largest port on the Baltic Sea. It exports oil and petroleum products, gas condensate, liquefied gas, coal and fertilizers. The port has already been targeted by drones several times this year, including in March and August.

Cover photo: social media. Image: NASA FIRMS. Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Fire at Ust-Luga port contained a day after drone attack