Ukraine strikes two Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea, nearly 1,000 km from the front

Ukraine’s military said it carried out a long-range strike on Russian offshore energy infrastructure in the Caspian Sea overnight on 10 April, targeting facilities far beyond the active combat zone.

Ukraine has increasingly targeted Russia’s energy infrastructure in recent years – including refineries, storage sites, and export-linked facilities – aiming to disrupt fuel supplies to the military and impose economic costs for the ongoing invasion.

In a statement, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces hit two drilling platforms as part of efforts to reduce Russia’s “military-economic potential.”

According to the statement, the targets included the ice-resistant stationary platform LSP-2 at the V. Grayfer field (formerly Rakushechnoye) and the LSP-1 platform at the Yuri Korchagin field.

Targets nearly 1,000 km from the frontline

The platforms are located in the northern Caspian Sea, nearly 1,000 kilometers from the frontline in Ukraine, underscoring Kyiv’s expanding strike range.

The General Staff said the facilities play a role in supplying fuel and lubricants to Russian forces, making them a legitimate military target.

Part of a broader campaign against Russian fuel logistics

Kyiv has previously focused on assets tied to Russia’s oil exports and logistics chains closer to the Black Sea and within Russian territory. Strikes have often targeted refineries, pumping stations, and storage hubs linked to military supply.

Ukrainian officials say the strategy is designed to degrade Russia’s ability to sustain large-scale operations by hitting critical nodes in its fuel supply system.

The statement concluded by saying “Ukraine’s Defense Forces will continue striking important occupier targets until Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine is fully stopped.”

Previous strikes on Caspian platforms

Ukraine first struck Russian oil platforms in the Caspian Sea in December 2025, when SBU drones hit the Filanovsky platform, halting extraction from more than 20 wells. 

A series of follow-up strikes targeted the Korchagin and Grayfer platforms in the weeks that followed. By January 2026, Ukraine had hit three platforms in a single overnight operation – the fifth strike on Caspian infrastructure within just over a month.