Russia burns as fireball erupts at oil port after drone attack in humiliation for Putin

The Ust-Luga port came under drone attack (Image: TELEGRAM)

A major Russian port came under the attack of drones overnight, with footage circulating online showing a huge fire erupting near a gas plant. Air defenses intercepted 56 drones over the Leningrad region, local governor Alexander Drozdenko reported—marking the latest attack on the country’s oil export infrastructure.

Images from the scene shows the Ust-Luga gas plant engulfed in fire with the night sky having changed to orange. Emergency crews raced to the scene and are working to extinguish the fire at the port, Drozdenko said, adding that preliminary reports indicated no casualties. "56 UAVs were neutralized over the Leningrad region during the air threat. A fire is being contained in the port zone of Ust-Luga", said Drozdenko.

The port serves as a significant source of revenue for the state budget (Image: Getty)

The Gazprom facility is one of the largest gas processing plants in Europe, producing 13 million tonnes of LNG, 3.6 million tonnes of ethane, and 1.8 million tonnes of propane-butane.

Just days ago, the port of Ust-Luga was forced to halt oil and crude exports on Sunday, March 19, following drone attacks, as Ukraine intensifies its strikes on Russia’s oil refinery infrastructure. Operations reseumed on Monday, March 20.

Russia launched its biggest aerial assault on Ukraine within a 24-hour period since the war began (Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)

This comes after Russia unleashed a devastating wave of drone strikes across Ukraine in the biggest aerial assault within a 24-hour period since the war began.

A staggering 948 drones were launched at cities nationwide, with more than 400 of those fired in an unusual daytime blitz on Tuesday afternoon, leaving multiple people dead and scores injured across Western Ukraine.