# Drone attack sparks fire at Russia’s Ust-Luga energy export port, governor says

https://mins.news/en/item/21856

- Reuters, 2026-08-14 05:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/drone-attacks-spark-fire-russian-energy-export-port-ust-luga-governor-says-2026-08-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7eac97325a7500012aa0c7

> Firefighters were battling a blaze on Friday at Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga after a drone attack sparked the fire, regional governor Aleksander Drozdenko said. The port is a major energy export hub.

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