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Ukraine Confirms Taman Oil Terminal Strike as Russia Launches Mass Drone Wave

Energy infrastructure sits at the center of both sides' strategy ahead of US‑brokered talks in Geneva.

Overview

  • Krasnodar Governor Veniamin Kondratyev reported fires and two injuries at the Taman port area in Volna, saying an oil tank, a warehouse and terminal facilities were damaged.
  • Ukraine’s General Staff said the Tamanneftegaz oil terminal was hit and on fire and also reported destroying a Pantsir-S1 air-defense system near Kacha in occupied Crimea.
  • Russian authorities claimed extensive Ukrainian UAV activity across several regions, including 13 drones downed near Moscow, with Bryansk officials reporting energy outages after strikes; these tallies were not independently verified.
  • Ukraine’s Air Force said air defenses neutralized 55 of 83 Russian drones launched overnight, noting additional impacts from remaining UAVs at multiple locations.
  • Officials in Odesa reported drone damage to railway facilities, a burning tanker and a fuel spill, with power disruptions causing water supply outages in several city districts.