Ukraine intensifies attacks on Russia’s energy sector after Trump and Putin converge

The port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea is one of Russia’s most important commodity export centers.

A fire broke out Sunday at a Russian nuclear power plant after the country’s military downed a Ukrainian drone, the facility said after the blaze was put out according to Moscow Times

Despite talk of peace by Russia and Ukraine, the deadliest European war since World War Two is continuing along the 2,000 km (1,250 mile) front line accompanied by missile and drone attacks deep into both Russia and Ukraine.

The Kursk Nuclear Power Plant 

The “device detonated” upon impact at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant in western Russia, sparking a blaze which the facility said “was extinguished by fire crews.”
There were no casualties from the drone smashing down at the site, where capacity was reduced.“The radiation background at the industrial site of the Kursk NPP and the surrounding area has not changed and corresponds to natural levels,” the plant wrote on Telegram.

Warning of the International Atomic Energy Agency 

The International Atomic Energy Agency has repeatedly warned of the dangers of fighting around nuclear plants following Russia launching its military offensive on Ukraine in February 2022.Russia has seen soaring fuel prices since the attacks began. Russian crude oil shipments to Hungary and Slovakia via the Druzhba pipeline were halted again on Friday, just two days after flows resumed following attacks by Ukrainian drones.

Ten drones were shot down over the port of Ust-Luga on the Gulf of Finland, sparking a fire at a fuel terminal owned by Russian energy group Novatek, regional governor Alexander Drozdenko wrote on Telegram.

Port of Ust-Luga

Port of Ust-Luga, located about 70 miles (112 kilometers) west of St. Petersburg, is one of Russia’s most important commodity export hubs, handling everything from crude oil and liquefied natural gas to fertilizers. Novatek, Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and the country’s leading LNG company, operates one of its major terminals in Ust-Luga.

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Sources : Agencies

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