Ukrainian forces hit Primorsk port facilities and vessels in drone attack
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · May 3
Ukrainian forces hit Primorsk port facilities and vessels in drone attack
21 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · May 3
Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko said more than 60 drones were downed, a fire was extinguished and no oil spill occurred at the Baltic oil-export hub.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a Karakurt missile ship, a patrol boat and a shadow-fleet tanker were hit, and two more tankers were struck near Novorossiysk.
The attack follows repeated Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure as peace talks stall; overnight Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least three people, including two in Odesa.
Could Ukraine's strikes on shadow oil tankers trigger a new wave of maritime conflict or environmental catastrophe in the Black Sea?
How might the growing shadow fleet and Ukraine's deep strikes reshape global oil flows and the effectiveness of Western sanctions?
What risks do shadow fleet operations pose to critical infrastructure and the environment, and how prepared is the world for a major spill?