Drone attack damages major Russian port: Governor

Drone attacks caused fresh damage at Russia’s Baltic port of Ust-Luga, the regional governor said on Tuesday, for the third time in a week.

Russian air defenses shot down 38 drones overnight in northwestern Leningrad region, its governor said on social media.

“There is damage at the port of Ust-Luga,” Governor Alexander Drozdenko said, adding three people – including two children – were wounded in the overnight attacks.

The port on the Gulf of Finland is a key hub for Russia’s exports of fertilizers, oil and coal and has been hit several times in recent days.

Ukraine has intensified retaliatory attacks on Russian infrastructure — including refineries, oil depots and ports — saying they are justified as part of the effort to cut revenues funding Russia’s offensive.

Russian authorities said on Wednesday and Sunday that Ukrainian drone attacks had caused fires at the port.

Talks between Moscow and Kyiv, brokered by the United States and aimed at ending the four-year war, have been derailed by fighting in the Middle East.