Russia's Primorsk oil terminal lost 40% of storage to drone attacks, satellite images show
Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk, one of country's largest export gateways, lost at least 40% of its storage facilities in Ukrainian drone attacks last month, U.S. commercial satellite images seen by Reuters showed on Thursday.
Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russian energy facilities in the past month, launching the heaviest drone strikes on the Baltic Sea ports during the more than four-year war.
At some point last month, around 40% of Russia's oil exporting capabilities were shut due to the attacks, closure of the Druzhba pipeline in Ukraine and seizure of Russia-linked tankers.
Satellite images from the end of March, supplied by U.S. spatial intelligence company Vantor, showed at least eight reservoirs with a capacity of 50,000 cubic metres each were damaged. That amounts to at least 40% of the port's total storage and may force the outlet to cut turnover accordingly, traders said.
The reservoirs play an important role in the logistics chain at the ports and their availability directly impacts the oil exports.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russias-primorsk-oil-terminal-lost-40-storage-drone-attacks-satellite-images-2026-04-02/
How soon will they run out?