Photo: Ukrainian Armed Forces strike Russian strategic energy facilities (Russian media)© RBC-Ukraine (UK)

Ukraine strikes deep Into Russia, hitting key oil terminal and military fuel refinery

Ukrainian forces have launched a series of long-range strikes against major Russian energy and military logistics targets, hitting a critical Baltic oil export terminal and a refinery deep inside Russian territory.

The attacks — confirmed by the Ukrainian military and intelligence sources — signal Kyiv’s growing ability to disrupt Russia’s fuel infrastructure far beyond the battlefield. Fires erupted at several facilities after the strikes, raising fresh pressure on Moscow’s energy supply chain.

Baltic Oil Hub Erupts in Flames

One of the main targets was the Port of Primorsk Oil Terminal, a strategic export hub operated by Russian pipeline giant Transneft.

According to Ukraine’s General Staff, drones struck oil storage tanks and loading infrastructure at the port. A large fire broke out shortly afterwards, with tanks holding crude oil and petroleum products reportedly burning.

The terminal is Russia’s largest oil port on the Baltic Sea, handling roughly 60 million tonnes of crude annually. Ukrainian security officials say it is also used to move oil via Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” to international markets.

Strike Reaches Deep Into Russian Interior

In a separate attack, Ukrainian forces hit the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim Refinery, a key fuel processing plant supplying the Russian military.

The refinery — capable of processing up to eight million tonnes of crude per year — sits roughly 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian officials said a fire broke out at the facility following the strike.

The attack highlights Kyiv’s expanding long-range strike capability against strategic targets inside Russia.

Air Defences and Drone Bases Targeted

Ukraine also reported destroying several Russian air defence systems, including the Tor Missile System and the 2S6 Tunguska anti-aircraft platform.

A radar installation — the Nebo-U Radar System — was struck in Russia’s Bryansk region. Ukrainian forces also hit logistics hubs, ammunition depots and fuel storage sites in occupied parts of the Donetsk Region.

Storage facilities for Iranian-designed Shahed drones were reportedly targeted near Makiivka.

Energy Infrastructure Under Sustained Pressure

The latest strikes come amid a wider Ukrainian campaign against Russia’s energy network.

Earlier drone attacks set fire to a refinery in Saratov, where flames have reportedly burned for two days. Another strike hit an export oil terminal near the Black Sea port of Taman.

As Ukraine expands its reach deep into Russian territory, Moscow’s energy infrastructure — and the war economy it supports — is increasingly under fire.

Ukrainian forces strike Russian oil terminal and refinery

Ukrainian assault forces clear key village from Russian troops on Bakhmut–Sloviansk route

Ukrainian defenders have succeeded in clearing the village of Minkivka in the Donetsk region of Russian troops. This is a key settlement along the Bakhmut-Sloviansk highway, according to the Skelia Regiment.

"Assault units of the Skelia regiment carried out a swift and coordinated operation, as a result of which they cleared Minkivka—a key settlement on the Bakhmut-Sloviansk highway," the regiment says in a statement.

Ukrainian military clarifies that Russia’s advance has now been halted, and the situation in the area of the road has stabilized.

Ukrainian assault forces clear key village from Russian troops on Bakhmut–Sloviansk route

Ust-Luga is the second-largest and most modern seaport on the Baltic Sea and one of the largest in Europe.

it is located in Luga Bay of the Gulf of Finland, about 110 km from St. Petersburg and near the border with Estonia.

The port is multi-purpose, but its primary focus is energy exports. It serves as the terminal for the Baltic Pipeline System-II (BPS-II) oil pipeline.

Ukraine's partisans disable key rail hub near Luhansk, Russian supply line

The partisan group ATESH has carried out another successful sabotage operation near the temporarily occupied Luhansk. Agents disabled a railway hub, leaving a portion of the occupying forces without supplies, according to the ATESH Telegram channel.

According to ATESH, this railway line serves as a critical supply artery for Russian army units on the Kupiansk and Lyman directions, where the most intense fighting is currently taking place. “Disabling the relay cabinet has blocked traffic on this section. The trains did not arrive on time - frontline units were left without planned ammunition and spare parts resupply. This directly limits their offensive capabilities,” the partisans added.

Other ATESH sabotage operations

On March 15, it was reported that ATESH partisans destroyed a transformer in Sievierodonetsk that powered the headquarters of the 123rd Artillery Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces. As a result of the power outage, communication systems and equipment failed, leaving the unit unable to coordinate actions or issue and receive orders.

Ukraine's partisans disable key rail hub near Luhansk, Russian supply lines hit