Ukrainian drones targeted Russia’s Leningrad Region early on Tuesday, Sept. 1, striking the Ust-Luga port and sparking a fire as Moscow claimed more than 500 drones were intercepted nationwide. According to regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko, 52 drones were shot down over the Leningrad region within four hours.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Damage has been recorded in the Ust-Luga port area, and there is a fire. Emergency services are working at the scene. Information on the consequences is being clarified,” Drozdenko initially wrote on Telegram. He later said the fire caused by the drone attack had been extinguished and that there were no casualties. The drone attack also prompted Estonia to scramble NATO fighter jets after several drones reportedly entered Estonian airspace, according to Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. The incident triggered air raid alerts in areas near the border. Ust-Luga, Russia’s largest port on the Baltic Sea and the country’s second-largest port after Novorossiysk on the Black Sea, was previously targeted on Aug. 14. The port is a major export hub for oil, naphtha, fuel oil, jet fuel, and gas oil. According to Reuters, oil exports through Ust-Luga averaged around 700,000 barrels per day in 2025, while the port handled 32.8 million metric tons (36.1 million tons) of petroleum product exports. Grain traders have also increasingly redirected shipments to Baltic ports, including Ust-Luga, following Ukrainian strikes on Russian ports in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.