SSU drones struck Russian missile vessel ’Naro-Fominsk’ and port at Ust-Luga

On the night of 11 November, the SSU, in conjunction with other components of the Defence Forces, struck port, oil, and transport infrastructure facilities in the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad region. A small missile vessel of the ‘Buyan-M’ class, named ‘Naro-Fominsk’, was also struck.

This was reported by the SSU press office, according to Censor.NET.

Terminals and storage tanks

According to preliminary information from the SSU, drones operated by the ‘Alpha’ Special Operations Centre struck infrastructure at the ‘Novatek-Ust-Luga’ terminal, including several storage tanks, each with a capacity of 30,000 tonnes. Furthermore, according to the agency, there was a spill of petroleum products.

A number of tanks containing petroleum products have been damaged at the Ust-Luga Oil terminal; according to the SSU, a major fire is currently raging there. Fires have also been reported at the JSC ‘Factor’ terminal and at Luzhska railway station.

According to the SSU, the main damage was sustained by tank farms, pumping stations, pipelines, and infrastructure used for the transhipment of crude oil and petroleum products. Fire-fighting and rescue operations are ongoing at the sites.

Spacecraft

As part of a special operation, the SSU also planned and carried out the destruction of the ‘Naro-Fominsk’, a small missile vessel of the ‘Buyan-M’ class.
According to the agency, the vessel, which was launched in 2022, is equipped with ‘Kalibr’ and ‘Onyx’ cruise missiles.

In addition, the SSU has stated that it is investigating reports of the destruction of combat helicopters.

The ministry stated that it is systematically disrupting Russia’s oil infrastructure, thereby reducing revenue to the Kremlin’s budget, which funds the production of missiles, drones and other weapons for the war against Ukraine.

MRK ‘Naro-Fominsk’ — a Project 21631 ‘Buyan-M’ small missile ship (a light-tonnage ‘missile carrier’ designed to strike coastal and maritime targets). It is part of Russia’s Baltic Fleet, based in Baltiysk. It was built at the Gorky Zelenodolsk Shipyard.

Armament. ‘Kalibr’ cruise missiles and ‘Onyx’ anti-ship missiles; artillery (100 mm A-190, 30 mm AK-630M-2), and small anti-aircraft systems such as the ‘Gibka’.