The war between Ukraine and Russia intensified again on Friday after Kyiv conducted a drone attack on Moscow's largest oil terminal on the Baltic Sea. The strike targeted the Primorsk oil port in Russia's Leningrad region, as per Ukrainian officials.
According to a report by the BBC, the drone strike on the Primorsk oil port, which is the last station of the Baltic Pipeline System, left two vessels damaged. However, the Russian side is yet to react to the drone strike, and it is not clear whether it led to a suspension of operations at the Primorsk oil port.
Meanwhile, the two tankers that were hit during the drone strike were identified as Kusto and Cai Yun. While Kusto is owned by Solstice Corp, the Cai Yun is owned by Acceronix Ltd. The two vessels are registered in Seychelles, according to global media reports.
Recently, Russia and Ukraine have intensified conducting drone strikes against each other, aiming to target critical infrastructure. The drone strikes have been particularly severe for the Russians. According to a report by the BBC, Ukraine has disabled 20 per cent of Russia's oil refining capacity in the drone strikes in August.
Russian drones in Poland
Earlier this week, Poland - a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - said it intercepted a 'huge number' of Russian drones over its airspace, which were shot down by the country. Last night the Polish airspace was violated by a huge number of Russian drones. Those drones that posed a direct threat were shot down," said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a social media post.
Later, Tusk said he would push ahead with a “great modernisation programme” for his country's military. However, Russia denied targeting Poland during its drone attack on Ukraine. "We are ready to hold consultations with the Polish Ministry of Defence on this issue," said the Russian Defence Ministry in a statement on September 10.
