Ukraine hits Russian oil assets, including "shadow fleet" tankers
Ukrainian drones targeted Russian oil infrastructure, including the Primorsk port and several 'shadow fleet' tankers, in an effort to disrupt Moscow's oil export revenues. The strikes caused fires and damage but reportedly did not result in oil spills, according to Russian officials. Both sides reported drone attacks over the weekend, with casualties and infrastructure damage on both the Russian and Ukrainian sides.
- ▪Ukrainian drones struck Russia's Primorsk port, a major Baltic Sea oil export hub, causing a fire.
- ▪Ukraine claimed to have hit multiple 'shadow fleet' tankers used to bypass Western sanctions on Russian oil exports.
- ▪Russian authorities reported downing 334 Ukrainian drones overnight across Russia and occupied Crimea.
- ▪Two people were killed in a Russian drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa region, with damage to residential and port infrastructure.
- ▪A Ukrainian drone strike west of Moscow killed a 77-year-old man and injured others in the Smolensk region.
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World Ukrainian strikes hit key Russian oil infrastructure, including "shadow fleet" tankers May 3, 2026 / 1:50 PM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Ukrainian drones hit key Russian oil infrastructure on Sunday, including a key loading port in the Baltic Sea and two tankers that Ukraine alleged were used to illegally transport Russian crude oil, in violation of sanctions. They were among a wave of strikes targeting Russia's oil assets, on which Ukraine has focused its attacks recently.A nighttime drone strike sparked a blaze at Russia's largest oil exporting port on the Baltic Sea, the port of Primorsk, according to Russian regional Gov. Alexander Drozdenko.The port, operated by Russia's state oil firm Transneft, is capable of handling hundreds of thousands of barrels per day.
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