A fire broke out in the early morning of the same day at the Russian commercial port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea. The fire broke out at a terminal owned by Novatek, Russia's largest liquefied natural gas producer, at the port of Ust-Luga. Novatek's plant in the port fractionates and transships liquefied natural gas and uses the terminal to ship processed energy products to international markets.
Russian news agencies reported that two Novatek storage tanks and a pumping station at the terminal were damaged in the explosion, but that the fire was under control.
Local residents said they heard drones flying nearby before the fire, followed by several explosions.
Novatek said on the 21st that the explosion that occurred in the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga that day was caused by "external factors."
In response to the above-mentioned explosion accident, the Ukrainian National Security Agency stated that in the early morning of the 21st, the Ukrainian national security department launched a special operation at a dock in Ust-Luga Port in Leningrad Region, Russia, using drones to attack the area. The attack triggered A fire broke out and people were forced to evacuate.
The National Security Service of Ukraine stated that the Ukrainian army’s operation was aimed at disrupting the Russian army’s fuel logistics.
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Post time: Jan-23-2024