Ukraine Drones Hit Russian Port, Oil Depot
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- Ukrainian drones struck a tanker and oil refinery in Taganrog and an oil depot in Armavir overnight, according to Russian regional officials and Ukraine's military.
- Rostov governor Yury Slyusar said fires on the tanker and in Taganrog's port were extinguished with no oil spill reported, though two people were injured in the city of roughly 240,000.
- Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces downed 127 drones overnight, with nearly 50 intercepted over Rostov region alone, which borders Ukraine's Donbas.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed the Armavir strike — roughly 500 km from the Ukrainian border — posting on X that Ukraine is "rightfully bringing the war back to where it came from."
- Ukraine's drone forces commander also reported striking an oil depot in Feodosia in Russian-controlled Crimea as part of the same overnight campaign.
- Taganrog mayor Svetlana Kambulova extended a local state of emergency first introduced on May 27, while Armavir authorities said the depot fire was brought under control with no injuries.
Why it matters: In a single overnight campaign, Ukraine hit oil infrastructure across two Russian regions plus Crimea, with Russia claiming 127 drones intercepted — a volume that underscores the scale of the aerial assault. The Armavir strike, 500 km from the border, and Zelenskiy's explicit "bringing the war back" framing point to a deliberate strategy of pushing attacks deeper into Russian rear areas and targeting energy assets.
