Ukraine’s drones dent Russia’s war-fuelled oil windfall

On 6 April 2026, Ukraine attacked Russian oil and energy sites with drones, including the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. RIA Novosti said Kyiv attacked CPC facilities in Novorossiysk with drones overnight. Kyiv Post said a Ukrainian drone attack badly damaged Russia's main Black Sea oil terminal and hit a Russian missile frigate and a Black Sea rig. Ukraine's military said it struck the Russian oil terminal in Novorossiysk, and the Straits Times, citing sources, said Ukrainian drones started a blaze at the Sheskharis terminal.

TASS said the number of victims of the Ukrainian attack on Novorossiysk reached 10, including three children, and that Russia repelled an attack by Ukrainian uncrewed speedboats in the northeastern Black Sea. RT wrote that the oil shipment hub is partially owned by US companies. The Financial Times wrote that Ukraine's drones dent Russia's war-fuelled oil windfall, and Al Jazeera wrote that Ukraine is hammering Russian refineries, with the "smell" of war coming to St Petersburg.