Drone attack on Russia’s Ust-Luga port – 11 November report

Ust-Luga is one of Russia’s largest Baltic ports and a major outlet for crude oil and petroleum products. The Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi reported a hit on an oil terminal.

Novatek also operates a gas condensate processing complex at the port.

Reuters reported that 32.9 million tonnes of oil products were exported through Ust-Luga in 2025. A series of attacks in March 2026 halted oil loading at the port. Operations later resumed.

If the terminal suspends operations after the latest strike, the disruption could bring significant transport and repair costs and delay export revenue. The impact will depend on how long disruptions last.

In its 10 November report, Demilitarizator counted at least 43 strikes on Russian port infrastructure in 2026. The overnight attack on Ust-Luga brings the total to at least 44.

A series of explosions was reported in the Russian city of Omsk on 11 November. Ukrainian monitoring group Exilenova+ released footage and reported an attack on the Omsk oil refinery. It said the explosions lasted more than two hours. The location of the fire and any damage to refinery equipment remain unconfirmed.

Omsk is Russia’s largest refinery. Reuters reported that it processed about 23 million tonnes of crude oil in 2025.

Drones struck a vehicle depot in occupied Donetsk overnight into 11 November. The Centre for the Study of Occupation said Russian forces used the site to park military vehicles, including buses used to transport personnel. Exilenova+ released photos and put preliminary vehicle losses at around 15.

Ukrainian forces hit three Russian drone control posts on 10 November and the following night. Two were near Tokmak and Prymirne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and one was near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine’s General Staff said Russian operators used the sites to direct drones at Ukrainian positions and civilians in frontline communities. Ukrainian forces also hit a drone depot near Zalyman in Luhansk Oblast.

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces reported hitting 2,466 targets on 10 November, including 80 drone launch sites, 24 depots and 20 radar and electronic warfare systems. Of the 708 Russian personnel hit, 291 were killed. The forces reported hitting 7,006 Russian personnel in the first 10 days of November.

Ukraine’s General Staff estimated that Russia lost 2,580 personnel, 73 artillery systems and 1,559 operational-tactical drones on 10 November. It recorded 125 combat engagements and reported 15 attacks in the Kostiantynivka sector. Ukrainian forces repelled 11 attacks in the Pokrovsk sector.