MOSCOW, Feb 15 - Officials in Russia's Krasnodar region reported damage to the Taman port complex on the Black Sea following a Ukrainian drone strike, the governor said in a Telegram post.
Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of the Krasnodar region, said the attack hit facilities located in Volna village, the site of the Taman port. Kondratyev reported damage to an oil storage tank, a warehouse and terminals. Two people were injured as a result of the strike.
The governor's post said that more than 100 people were working at the scene to extinguish several fires at the port complex.
Separately, Kondratyev reported strikes on the resort city of Sochi and on the village of Yurovka, which lies close to the seaside town of Anapa. He described the damage in those locations as less significant than that at Taman.
Ukraine's general staff stated that it had struck the port complex. The statement by Kyiv's military authorities comes after a period in which Ukrainian forces curtailed strikes on Russian energy targets while a U.S.-brokered moratorium was in effect; Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure have resumed in recent days following the expiry of that moratorium, according to the reporting.
The report also recalls that Russia has repeatedly targeted energy and utility infrastructure inside Ukraine, with consequences that have included cuts to heating and electricity for hundreds of thousands of people during an unusually cold winter.
Industry sources cited in the report said that roughly 4.16 million metric tons of oil products were shipped through Taman last year.
Contextual facts from official and industry statements in the report:
- The attack damaged an oil storage tank, a warehouse and port terminals in Volna village, the location of Taman port.
- Two individuals were reported injured.
- More than 100 personnel were engaged in firefighting efforts at the site.
- Separate strikes on Sochi and Yurovka were reported as causing less significant damage.
- Ukraine's general staff confirmed it struck the port complex.
- Industry sources reported about 4.16 million metric tons of oil products transited Taman in the previous year.