Ukrainian drones sparked a fire at Russia's Sheskharis oil terminal, sources say

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port PAO

06/04/2026 14:13

MOSCOW, April 6 (Reuters) - A fire was sparked overnight at the Sheskharis oil terminal of Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk following a Ukrainian drone attack, two industry sources said on Monday.

Ukraine has intensified aerial attacks on Russia's energy infrastructure, including ports, in an effort to reduce Moscow's revenues from the sales of oil, the lifeblood of Russia's economy.

According to the sources, the blaze engulfed the key pier of Russia's oil pipeline monopoly Transneft near the berths 1, 1a and 2. Berth 1 is able to service tankers with deadweight of up to 250,000 metric tons, while berth 2 can load tankers of up to 90,000 tons of deadweight, according to sources.

The impact on loading operations from the attack is not immediately clear. Transneft did not reply to a request for comment.

 (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)