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Ukraine’s SBU Knocks Out Third Russian Oil Platform in the Caspian
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Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has struck a third Russian offshore oil production platform in the Caspian Sea, according to SBU sources cited by Ukrainska Pravda on December 19.
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The operation was carried out by fighters from the SBU’s Alpha Special Operations Center, using long-range strike drones to hit the target deep inside Russian energy infrastructure.
This time, the drones struck a Lukoil-operated drilling platform at the Rakushne oil field, officially named after Valery Grayfer.
SBU hit its third Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea, with Alpha Center drones striking Lukoil's Rakushechnoye rig after earlier attacks on Filanovsky and Korchagin platforms halted production. pic.twitter.com/jqSevNXSLC
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Footage recorded by the drone’s onboard camera shows a direct hit near the platform’s gas turbine unit, suggesting damage to critical power-generation equipment.
Earlier, SBU drones hit two other Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea—located at the Filanovsky and Korchagin fields—forcing production to halt at both sites. The latest strike marks the third confirmed Ukrainian attack on Russian offshore energy assets in the region this month.
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