The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in cooperation with the Defense Forces, conducted a successful special operation to strike the oil terminal infrastructure at the port of Ust-Luga, Russia.

"A ‘gift’ to the enemy for SBU Day: the SBU, together with the SBS, SSO, HUR, and DPSU, conducted a successful special operation to strike the infrastructure of the Ust-Luga port oil terminal," the SBU reported on its Telegram channel on Wednesday.

According to the SBU, this is one of Russia’s key Baltic Sea ports, through which the enemy exports crude oil and petroleum products, including via the so-called "shadow fleet."

"Today’s special operation is a symbolic ‘gift’ to the enemy for SBU Day. It is another reminder that there are no longer any safe regions in Russia. We will continue our long-range work to systematically reduce the enemy’s military-economic potential," stated Acting Head of the SBU Major General Yevheniy Khmara.

The SBU emphasized that long-range drones from the SBU’s "Alpha" Special Operations Center traveled over 900 km to successfully strike their targets.

"As a result of the attack, oil-loading arms were hit, along with a tank farm containing oil and petroleum products. A large-scale fire is recorded at the port, which was confirmed by the Governor of the Leningrad region," the agency highlighted.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported strikes not only on the NOVATEK-Ust-Luga plant in Russia but also on communication nodes in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

"On the night of March 25, during a joint operation, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the NOVATEK-Ust-Luga plant in the Leningrad region, Russia. According to preliminary information, the tank farm and loading arms (devices for loading/unloading oil and petroleum products) were hit. A fire was recorded on the enterprise’s territory," the General Staff’s Telegram channel stated.

Additionally, communication nodes of enemy units were hit in Donetsk, and in the settlements of Velyka Novosilka and Hirnyk in the occupied part of Donetsk region, as well as an enemy communication node in the Fedorivka area of Zaporizhzhia region.

"Striking such objects significantly complicates the command of enemy units and their coordination of combat operations," the General Staff added.

Russian losses and the scale of the damage are being clarified.

The Ukrainian special service notes that this is the second SBU attack on Russia’s Baltic oil exports this week: on March 23, SBU drones successfully targeted the port of Primorsk, where a fire continues to burn.