An anonymous member of Ukraine’s Security Service told the Kyiv Post that assaulting Ust-Luga’s terminal “not only inflicts substantial economic harm on the enemy, disrupting their revenue streams for the war in Ukraine, but also disrupts the logistical chain of fuel essential to the Russian military.”
They added: “This move strategically hampers the occupiers’ ability to sustain their forces, marking a significant setback in their ongoing aggression.”
The strike was the latest in a recently intensified effort by Ukraine to unnerve Russians and undermine Putin’s claim that life in Russia is going on as normal before its March 17 presidential election.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to hit more targets inside Russian border regions this year.
Russia’s air defences are concentrated in occupied regions of Ukraine, Kyiv officials say, leaving more distant targets inside Russia more vulnerable as Ukrainian forces develop longer-range drones.
