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Oil pipeline at Russia’s Primorsk damaged in drone attack, governor says

  • A portion of an ​oil pipeline at ‌Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk ​has been damaged ​in a Ukrainian drone ⁠attack
Published April 5, 2026 Updated April 5, 2026 10:15am
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MOSCOW: A portion of an ​oil pipeline at ‌Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Primorsk ​has been damaged ​in a Ukrainian drone ⁠attack, local ​governor Alexander Drozdenko said ​in a post on the Telegram messaging ​app on Sunday.

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He ​said no one was ‌injured ⁠in the attack.

The pipeline was shut and the ​fire ​was ⁠safely burning out, he said.

Ukraine ​has stepped ​up ⁠attacks on Russia’s Baltic Sea ports ⁠in ​the past ​month.


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