A Ukrainian drone attack killed one person and injured three others in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Saturday.
Local governor Veniamin Kondratyev said falling drone debris started a fire at a sea terminal. While he didn’t provide specifics, Russian news outlets reported the damage happened in the village of Volna at an export terminal that handles crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas.
The strike is part of an ongoing campaign by Kyiv to hit military and energy targets deep inside Russian territory. Ukraine’s General Staff didn’t specifically mention the Krasnodar strike on Saturday. However, they did confirm that their forces hit an oil preparation and pumping station in the Volgograd region overnight, along with targets in Russian-occupied parts of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Meanwhile, Russian forces launched their own strikes across the border. In Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region, drones and aerial bombs targeted three districts more than 20 times, according to a Saturday Telegram post by regional head Oleksandr Hanzha. The attacks set a local marketplace on fire and injured nine people. Six people were sent to the hospital, including one man in critical condition.
The front line, which stretches over 620 miles, has barely moved after more than four years of fighting. Swarms of drones make it hard for either side to advance, forcing both armies to rely heavily on long-range strikes.
Earlier this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his military struck several sites deep inside Russia. He stated that on Wednesday, Ukrainian FP-5 Flamingo long-range missiles hit a factory in Cheboksary, more than 560 miles from the front line. Zelenskyy noted that the facility supplied parts for Russian drones and missiles.
These deep strikes are pushing Moscow to respond. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to improve air defenses after a Ukrainian attack set a St. Petersburg oil terminal on fire and hit a nearby naval base, throwing a shadow over an economic forum happening in his hometown.
Even with the steady exchange of attacks, the conflict in Europe is struggling for global attention. The ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and the resulting global energy disruptions have largely overshadowed the situation in Ukraine. This has also pulled attention away from U.S. President Trump, who promised during his 2024 White House run to bring the war to a quick end.
Both Trump and Zelenskyy are set to attend the upcoming Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains. However, there are currently no plans for them to hold a one-on-one meeting. A senior U.S. administration official, speaking anonymously under White House ground rules, confirmed the scheduling to reporters. The two leaders last met face-to-face in December at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
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