Russia’s Ust-Luga Port Takes New Damage In Ukraine Drone Attack

By Bloomberg News

Mar 29, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s Ust-Luga port sustained fresh damage from a Ukrainian drone attack, as Kyiv steps up strikes on Russian oil export infrastructure.

The Leningrad region came under a fresh Ukrainian drone attack overnight, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said in a Telegram post early Sunday. Air defenses have shot down 31 drones so far, while the emergency services are working to put down a fire at Ust-Luga port, he said.

The Leningrad region on the Baltic coast hosts major Russian export hubs and has come under repeated Ukrainian attacks over the past week.

Loadings at Ust-Luga