Ukraine Vows to Keep Hitting Russian Energy Infrastructure

The Lead

A Ukrainian drone attack on a sea terminal in southern Russia has killed one person, according to Russian authorities, the latest in a flurry of strikes hammering Russian infrastructure.

Ukraine's Intensified Campaign Against Russian Energy

Ukraine's SBU security service said on Saturday that one of its latest attacks targeted the Tamanneftegaz terminal in Krasnodar, describing it as 'the largest liquefied hydrocarbon transshipment complex in southern Russia'. The SBU said the strikes hit five fuel tanks and two oil loading stands, sparking fires in the area of the terminal's freight transport depot and storage facilities.

The Data Analysis

• One person killed in the drone attack on the sea terminal
• Five fuel tanks and two oil loading stands hit in the attack
• The attack caused fires in the area of the terminal's freight transport depot and storage facilities

The Impact Analysis

The attack is part of an intensified Ukrainian campaign against Russian energy infrastructure, including refineries, depots and pipelines deep inside the country, which has exacted pain on the Russian economy more than four years into the war.

The Prediction

Ukraine's SBU pledged to keep targeting Russia's oil and gas sector, calling it 'a source of funding for the war against Ukraine'. 'Oil revenues are turned into missiles, drones, and ammunition used to attack Ukrainian cities,' said the SBU. 'Therefore, the SBU will continue systematically depriving the Russian war machine of resources to wage war.'