Third strike in one week: Ukrainian drones hit Caspian oil platforms that fund Russia’s war machine with long-range drones

Ukraine reaches Russian oil platforms in "safe rear areas". Ukrainian long-range drones, operated by the Alpha Special Operations Center of the Security Service (SBU), have struck oil production platforms owned by Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft in the Caspian Sea for the third time in the past week, UkrInform reports. 

This time, the strike targeted a platform at the Korchagin oil and gas condensate field. According to the source, the drones damaged critical equipment, resulting in a complete halt of production processes at the site.

Striking oil revenues as a weapon of war

The Security Service of Ukraine emphasizes that such operations are part of a systematic effort to reduce the flow of oil revenues into Russia’s budget.

These funds are used to finance the war against Ukraine, from missile production to sustaining the army.

“No Russian facility that supports the war effort is safe, regardless of its location,” the SBU source said.

Ukraine is increasingly pushing combat operations deep into Russia's rear, undermining its capacity to wage war.