Fuel storage tanks burned out in Russian port of Ust-Luga following attack – video

A satellite image released by Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Service shows that at least five petroleum storage tanks burned out in Ust-Luga, Russia, following a Ukrainian attack on 11 November.

Source: Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Service

Quote: "Radio Liberty is releasing a satellite image taken today, 15 November, that shows Russia's Baltic export hub at Ust-Luga following the latest Ukrainian drone attack on 11 November.

It shows that at least five petroleum storage tanks are completely burned out, and traces of firefighting foam are visible beside others."

For reference: Ust-Luga is a major Russian commercial seaport on the Baltic Sea, in the Gulf of Finland. It is one of Russia's key export hubs on the Baltic coast, located approximately 100-150 km from St Petersburg.

The port opened in 2001. It has terminals for the transhipment of oil, petroleum products, coal, sulphur, mineral fertilisers, gas condensate, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and containerised cargo. Ust-Luga is of strategic economic importance to Russia and its military-industrial complex.

Background: On the night of 10-11 November, Russia's Leningrad Oblast came under a drone attack that caused a fire at the port of Ust-Luga and the emergency shutdown of a transformer substation.

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