MOSCOW: Ukrainian drones attacked the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s marine terminal in southern Russia early Monday (Apr 6), damaging a mooring level and setting 4 oil tanks ablaze, the Russian defence ministry mentioned.
The CPC pipeline handles round one per cent of the world’s oil provides, in addition to round 80 per cent of Kazakhstan’s oil exports.
The Ukrainian military mentioned it had attacked a unique terminal within the port of Novorossiysk, with out mentioning the Caspian Pipeline Consortium.
The CPC didn’t instantly remark.
In the course of the evening, Ukraine “intentionally attacked services of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium worldwide oil transportation firm,” the Russian defence ministry mentioned.
“On account of the Ukrainian drone strikes, the pipeline of a single mooring level, in addition to a loading and unloading terminal, have been broken, and 4 oil product storage tanks caught hearth,” the ministry added.
It accused Ukraine of trying to “destabilise the worldwide hydrocarbon market and minimize off oil provides to European customers”.
The Russian defence ministry didn’t present any speedy visible proof of the strikes.
