A Ukrainian drone strike on a maritime terminal in southern Russia has left one person dead, Russian officials have said, marking another incident in a series of attacks targeting key infrastructure.

According to Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of Russia’s Krasnodar region, falling drone fragments ignited a fire at part of the facility in the Temryuk district on Saturday.

While the governor did not provide extensive details, Russian media outlets reported that damage occurred at a Black Sea export terminal in the village of Volna. The site handles crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas shipments.

Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) confirmed that one of its recent operations focused on the Tamanneftegaz terminal in Krasnodar, describing the site as the largest liquefied hydrocarbon transshipment complex in southern Russia.

The SBU stated that five fuel storage tanks and two oil-loading platforms were struck, triggering fires around the terminal’s cargo depot and storage infrastructure.

The incident forms part of a broader Ukrainian strategy aimed at Russian energy facilities, including refineries, storage depots, and pipelines far from the front lines. These strikes have increasingly targeted sectors seen as vital to sustaining Russia’s economy during the prolonged conflict.

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that such attacks were inflicting damage but asserted that Russia would recover swiftly and intensify its own operations against Ukrainian infrastructure.

‘Deprive the Russian war machine’

In a separate development, Ukraine’s military reported striking an oil processing and pumping station near Kotovo in Russia’s Volgograd region, causing a blaze. Russian officials confirmed that a fire broke out in an industrial zone following a strike.

Elsewhere, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced that external power had been restored to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which had lost its electricity supply days earlier after reported shelling.

In a statement, the SBU reiterated its intention to continue targeting Russia’s oil and gas industry, calling it a crucial financial pillar supporting Moscow’s military operations.

“Revenue from oil is converted into missiles, drones, and ammunition used against Ukrainian cities,” the agency said, adding that it would persist in efforts to reduce Russia’s capacity to fund the war.

Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, which began in February 2022, remain largely at a standstill. President Putin recently declined an invitation to hold direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Meanwhile, United States President Donald Trump is expected to take part in a G7 working session with Zelenskyy in France on Tuesday, according to a senior US administration official.