Ukraine launched a sweeping overnight campaign of precision strikes against Russian energy infrastructure, naval assets and frontline logistics hubs, in one of Kyiv’s most ambitious coordinated operations of the war.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the primary target was the strategically vital Tamanneftegaz oil terminal in Volna, in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai.
Ukrainian long-range strike systems reportedly penetrated local air defences and hit a marine loading arm used to transfer crude oil and petroleum products onto tankers operating in the Black Sea.
The Tamanneftegaz complex is regarded as one of Russia’s most important deep-water export hubs, capable of handling up to 20 million tonnes of oil and petroleum products annually. Ukrainian officials claimed the strike would disrupt fuel logistics linked to Moscow’s military operations.
At the same time, Ukrainian naval and aerial units targeted the Russian Navy’s base at Novorossiysk, which Moscow has increasingly relied upon after repeated attacks on facilities in occupied Crimea.
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Fregat “Admiral Essen” (Project 11356) and Project 1239 missile hovercraft were hit in their home base in Novorossiysk, along with the massive Grushovaya Balka oil terminal — the largest fuel storage on the Caucasus (1.2 million tons).… pic.twitter.com/l59YvJyE68— распад и неуважение (@VictorKvert2008) May 24, 2026
Kyiv claimed verified hits were scored against the Burevestnik-class patrol ship Pytlivy and a hovercraft-guided missile vessel.
Although the extent of the damage remains unclear, the operation highlighted Ukraine’s growing ability to threaten Russian naval assets even in heavily defended areas of the eastern Black Sea.
Further strikes targeted Russian drone command centres in the Belgorod and Kursk regions, as well as positions in occupied eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine also said a large concentration of Russian infantry and motorised troops near the border settlement of Volfinsky in the Kursk region had come under heavy attack.
In the occupied Luhansk region, Ukrainian strikes reportedly destroyed an ammunition storage centre, a logistics warehouse and a fuel depot near Bilolutsk.
Putin hits families and Ukraine takes out refineries and pumping stations. https://t.co/mdaRvTwrRI
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Another major ammunition dump in occupied Crimea was hit near Mizhhirya, triggering secondary explosions that, according to Ukrainian officials, rocked surrounding districts.
The breadth and coordination of the attacks underlined Kyiv’s rapidly expanding long-range strike capabilities, with Ukrainian commanders increasingly relying on drones and precision munitions to target the logistical backbone sustaining Russia’s war effort.
The overnight offensive also illustrated how Ukraine is attempting to stretch Russian air defences across multiple fronts by simultaneously targeting military, naval and economic infrastructure hundreds of miles apart.
For Moscow, the attacks represented another embarrassing breach of supposedly protected rear areas that the Kremlin had hoped would remain beyond the reach of Ukrainian forces.
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