The Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the largest Russian oil port of Primorsk on the Baltic

On the night of March 23, Ukrainian drones struck the port of Primorsk on the Baltic Sea, said the governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko. By 9 a.m., the region was attacked by over 60 Ukrainian drones.

At 5.47 Drozdenko wrote in his telegram channel:

"A fuel tank was damaged in the port of Primorsk, a fire broke out. Extinguishing is underway, the staff has been evacuated."

He did not give any other details.

At 9.21 the head of the Leningrad region informed:

"Over 60 UAVs were destroyed in the Leningrad region in less than a day. One of the drones, when falling, damaged a power transmission pole near the village of Ermilovo, Vyborg district. In the place of the fall on the field, dry grass is being extinguished. Repelling the attack continues."

EADaily adds: the port of Primorsk is one of the largest transshipment points for the export of Russian oil and low-sulfur diesel fuel Euro-5. Its oil-loading capacity is about 1 million barrels of oil and about 300 thousand barrels of diesel fuel per day. Before that, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the port on September 12, 2025. Then part of the berths was taken out of working condition, and the schedule of oil shipments was executed with a delay.

The air attack on the Leningrad region began late in the evening on March 22. By six in the morning, more than 50 drones were shot down over the region, Drozdenko reported. In the village of Izora, Gatchina district, a residential building was damaged. Windows were blown out in three apartments. There were no casualties. The incident occurred in a residential area about a kilometer from the VISCOM defense enterprise, which could have been the target of a drone. According to open sources, VISKOM produces melee weapons, explosive devices and special means for the needs of law enforcement agencies.