The latest attack comes just one week after Kyiv last launched a full-blown assault on oil terminals in the region, including the Ust-Luga port which was struck on at least five separate occasions

Ukraine targets Russian oil infrastructure to weaken war financing A large volume of oil passes through Russia’s largest port, Novorossiysk, and its export enables the Kremlin to finance the war in Ukraine.

On paper, the Russian Navy remains the dominant force in the Black Sea. But after ceding control to Ukraine’s uncrewed surface drones, it now faces a mounting crisis