In a bold move demonstrating their rapidly expanding long-range strike capabilities, the Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully attacked two Russian offshore drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea overnight into Friday. The unprecedented operation targeted critical oil and gas infrastructure situated approximately 1,000 kilometers from the frontline, signaling a major shift in the strategic depth of the ongoing conflict.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially confirmed the strikes in a statement released on April 10. According to preliminary reports from the military command, Ukrainian forces hit two ice-resistant stationary platforms. The first target was the LSP-2 platform, located at the V. Grayfer oil field (formerly known as the Rakushechnoye field). The second struck facility was the LSP-1 platform, operating at the Yuri Korchagin offshore oil field.
Both structures are situated in the northern waters of the Caspian Sea. Beyond their significant economic value to the Kremlin, these offshore platforms play a crucial military logistical role. They serve as a vital link in extracting and processing the hydrocarbon resources necessary for providing fuel and lubricants to the Russian occupation army currently fighting in Ukraine. Disrupting these resource hubs is intended to create immediate logistical bottlenecks for Russian frontline units.
This latest long-range strike represents an ongoing campaign by Kyiv to systematically dismantle Russia’s military-industrial complex and rear supply lines. Just earlier this week, Ukrainian forces successfully targeted major oil depots in the temporarily occupied Crimean towns of Feodosia and Hvardiiske. During those operations, precision strikes were also carried out against the deployment area of a Russian “Bastion” coastal defense missile system near Sofiivka on the occupied peninsula.
Furthermore, the attacks on the Caspian infrastructure follow a clear pattern of maritime and logistical successes for Ukraine. Prior to this event, a daring drone assault in the port of Novorossiysk targeted the Russian missile frigate Admiral Makarov. The warship was struck by at least two uncrewed surface vessels in a coordinated operation that also caused substantial damage to the port’s local oil infrastructure.
By hitting high-value targets in the Caspian Sea—a region Moscow has historically considered a secure rear area and frequently uses as an airspace haven for strategic bombers firing cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities—Kyiv has effectively shattered the illusion of Russian domestic security. This successful operation proves that Ukraine’s homegrown long-range strike systems are highly effective and capable of crippling Moscow’s war machine deep within its own territory.