Ukraine drone attack hits Russian Baltic port, governor says

Ukrainian forces also strike two shadow fleet tankers near port of Novorossiysk, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.Ukrainian forces have launched a drone attack on the Russian Baltic Sea ⁠⁠port of Primorsk, the governor says, as Kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of killing civilians in overnight air raids.There was no oil spill caused by Sunday’s attack on Primorsk, a major oil-exporting outlet, but it caused a fire in the town that was extinguished, Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko said. More than 60 drones were downed overnight over the northwestern region, he added.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Ukraine asks Israel to seize ship carrying grain ‘stolen’ by Russialist 2 of 3‘Environmental disaster’: Ukrainian attacks on oil refineries rock Russialist 3 of 3What do Ukraine’s robot soldiers mean for the future of warfare?end of listPrimorsk, ‌‌one of Russia’s largest export gateways, has the capacity to handle one million barrels per day of oil.It has been hit multiple times in recent months as Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian energy infrastructure and other targets and United States-brokered talks to end the Ukraine war have stalled.Ukrainian ⁠⁠President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country’s forces also struck two shadow fleet tankers in waters at the ⁠⁠entrance to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.“These tankers had been actively used to transport oil – not anymore,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram. “Ukraine’s long-range capabilities will continue to be developed comprehensively – at sea, in the ⁠⁠air, and on land.”The two neighbours have been launching hundreds of explosive-packed drones at each other on a near-daily basis throughout the four-year war.Other Russian regions also reported drone attacks on Saturday and Sunday. Moscow Governor Andrei Vorobyov ⁠⁠said on Saturday evening that a 77-year-old man ⁠⁠died in a village in a drone strike.