“In order to reduce the military and economic potential of the enemy, on the night (from December 18 to 19). The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully struck the Russian Federation's project 22460 Okhotnik warship“, said the Ukrainian army.
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The statement explained that the ship was patrolling the waters near an oil and gas production platform in the Caspian Sea. “Several Ukrainian drones hit the ship. The scale of damage and the ship's side number are being determined” – submitted.
Another facility attacked by drones was a drilling platform on the Filanowski oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea. It belongs to the Russian state-owned company Lukoil.
Intensifying attacks on Russian energy infrastructure
This is not the first attack by Ukraine on Russian installations in the Caspian Sea in recent days. Earlier this week, Ukrainian drones attacked the Grayfer field, also owned by Lukoil, causing damage to an offshore gas platform.
Kiev is intensifying actions against Russian energy infrastructure, including refineries, maritime terminals, tankers and oil platforms. The aim of these operations is to reduce the revenues that Moscow uses to finance the war.
Russia is also increasing attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure, especially as winter approaches. On Friday evening, Russian forces carried out an attack on the port of Odessa, which led to the death of at least seven people. According to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba, the ballistic missile damaged the port infrastructure.
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Peace talks in Miami?
Against the background of the escalation of military actions, there is information about possible peace talks. Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev is scheduled to travel to Miami this weekend, where meetings with US representatives are planned. The topic of the talks is to be a potential peace agreement, but the details of these negotiations have not yet been disclosed.
