SBU strikes third Russian oil production platform in Caspian Sea – source

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Long-range drones operated by the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) Alpha Special Operations Center have struck a third Russian oil production platform in recent weeks on the Caspian Sea shelf, owned by Lukoil.

A source in the SBU told this to Ukrinform.

This time, the strike hit a drilling platform at the Rakushechnoye field (named after Valery Grayfer).

"The drone's onboard camera recorded a successful hit in the area of the platform's gas turbine unit," the source said.

Earlier, SBU drones had already hit ice-resistant oil production platforms at the Filanovsky and Korchagin fields in the Caspian Sea, leading to a shutdown of production processes at those sites.

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"The SBU continues to systematically reduce petrodollar revenues flowing into Russia's war budget. All facilities that ensure the financing of aggression against Ukraine are absolutely legitimate targets," a well-informed SBU source said.

Earlier today, the SBU struck a tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet for the first time in neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea.