Two Russian tankers, Kusto and Cai Yun, were damaged at the Russian port of Primorsk during a drone attack by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) on 12 September.

Source : Reuters, citing industry sources and the Ukrainian military

Details : The agency writes that these vessels belong to the Russian shadow fleet and sail under the flag of the Seychelles.

It is reported that after the SSU drone strike, Russia's largest oil export port in the Baltic Sea suspended operations. The extent of damage to the pumping station, which was also attacked in addition to the tankers, is currently unknown.

The experts state that Primorsk's turnover reaches US$100 million per day. Therefore, even a short-term shutdown of the port causes enormous economic losses to the Russian Federation.

Background : On 12 September, Russia’s Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko, reported that one of the ships in the oil port of Primorsk on the Baltic Sea was on fire due to a drone attack.

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