Key facts
- Latvia shot down a drone in its airspace on Friday.
- Finland temporarily restricted aviation and maritime traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland.
- A fire occurred at Russia's Ust-Luga energy export port due to a drone attack.
- Russia reported downing over fifty drones in the Leningrad region and more than a dozen near Moscow.
- The attacks continue Ukraine's strategy of targeting Russian energy facilities.
Firefighters battled flames at Russia's Ust-Luga energy export port on Friday, a major hub for oil and oil products, following a drone attack. Regional governor Aleksander Drozdenko reported that over fifty drones were downed in the Leningrad region as efforts continued to repel the attack. The scale of damage at the port was not immediately clear. These incidents follow Ukraine's tactic of striking Russian oil processing and export facilities to deny revenue to Moscow. On the same day, fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Latvia's airspace, according to the Latvian armed forces. Finland, a neighboring EU and NATO member, temporarily restricted areas for aviation and maritime traffic in the eastern Gulf of Finland as a precaution against potential drone threats. Russia's capital, Moscow, also reported downing more than a dozen drones overnight.