Following a series of massive attacks by Ukrainian drones on the Tuapse oil refinery and Rosneft’s marine terminal, shipments of crude oil from those facilities have come to a complete halt. Dmytro Pletenchuk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Navy, has stated this on the FREEDOM TV channel.
According to him, over the past month, the port of Tuapse—the largest in the russian federation, which accounted for about 20% of all russian oil tanker exports—has not shipped a single barrel.
In addition to the direct loss of revenue, the blockade of the terminal threatens to cause systemic disruptions for the entire russian oil production complex. Pletenchuk explained that the specific nature of oil production makes it impossible to halt operations quickly in the absence of logistics routes, which could trigger a devastating chain reaction for russian oil wells.
At the same time, it is technically impossible to quickly redirect the blocked volumes of raw materials to other locations, such as the Baltic port of Ust-Luga. Russia’s export infrastructure was built over decades and was designed exclusively for a stable supply route, which has now been completely disrupted by the actions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on the night of May 1, the "Alpha" Special Operations Center of the Security Service of Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Tuapse. As a result of the drone strike, a massive fire broke out on the plant’s premises.
This is already the fourth attack on the oil refinery in the past two weeks. The Ukrainian military launched the first strike on Tuapse on April 16. After each attack, a massive fire broke out on the territory of the tank farm, accompanied by the release of large volumes of combustion products from petroleum products.
As a reminder, as early as April 20, residents of Tuapse complainrd about an "oil rain." They posted dozens of photos and videos online showing clothes, windows, and cars covered in black droplets.
Later, russian media reported, citing environmentalists, that Tuapse and nearby towns face the threat of a ruined tourist season due to the pollution of the sea and coastline with petroleum products.
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