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Ukraine Strikes Taman Oil Terminal as Russia Reports Mass Drone Barrages

The cross‑border attacks on energy and transport hubs come days before U.S.-brokered talks in Geneva that both sides are using to seek leverage.

Overview

  • Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said a Ukrainian drone attack hit the Taman port area near Volna, damaging an oil tank, a warehouse and terminals and injuring two people as firefighters tackled multiple blazes.
  • Ukraine’s General Staff said the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal was struck and on fire and reported the destruction of a Russian Pantsir‑S1 air‑defense system near Kacha in occupied Crimea.
  • Russian officials claimed large multi‑region UAV attacks, saying air defenses downed drones near Moscow and elsewhere, and reported power and heat outages in parts of Bryansk after strikes on energy infrastructure.
  • Ukraine’s Air Force reported neutralizing 55 of 83 drones launched by Russia overnight, while Odesa regional authorities said drone strikes damaged railway facilities, ignited a tanker fire and disrupted water and power supply.
  • Local Ukrainian officials reported at least three people killed and 15 injured in Russian attacks over the past day, as heavy ground fighting persisted with the fiercest battles in the Pokrovsk sector; talks in Geneva are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.