MOSCOW (Reuters) – A drone attack on Russia’s northwestern port of Primorsk set fire to a vessel and a pumping station on Friday, the regional governor said, the first reported drone strike on one of the country’s largest oil and fuel export terminals.

Since early August, Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, including refineries and pipelines, as peace talks remain stalled.

Other ports, including nearby Ust-Luga and the Black Sea’s Novorossiisk, have been repeatedly targeted in recent months.

Russia has revised its September crude export plan from western ports to 2.1 million barrels per day (bpd), an 11% increase from the initial schedule, as drone strikes on domestic refineries have reduced local demand for crude.

Governor Alexander Drozdenko said the fi

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