Ust-Luga port under fire again as Ukrainian drones strike oil terminal

Ust-Luga, on the south-eastern shore of the Gulf of Finland, is a sprawling complex of oil-processing facilities and export terminals handling crude oil and oil products.

According to source-based data, the port exported 32.9 million tonnes of oil products last year. It typically handles about 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

Authorities say Ust-Luga was hit on March 22, 25, 27, 29 and 31, forcing suspensions of export operations.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that some of Ukraine's allies had sent Kyiv "signals" about the possibility of scaling back its long-range strikes on Russia's oil sector as global energy prices have surged.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Mark Trevelyan and Mark Potter)