Russian military claims attack on oil and gas drilling platform in the Caspian Sea.

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20/12/2025
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced on the 20th that the Ukrainian Defense Forces launched an attack on an oil and gas drilling platform in the Caspian Sea belonging to the Russian Lukoil company on the evening of the 19th. The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff posted on social media that Ukrainian military attacked an oil and gas drilling platform located in the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea, which is owned by the Russian Lukoil company and the oil and gas produced in the field is used to supply the Russian military. The Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff also stated that Ukrainian military used unmanned equipment to launch an attack on a Russian "Hunter-class" patrol ship.