Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has lodged a protest over “another targeted attack on critical infrastructure” of the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) in the waters of the Novorossiysk seaport.
In a statement released Sunday, November 30, the ministry said the incident was “already the third act of aggression against an exclusively civilian facility, whose operation is guaranteed by international law.”
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Aibek Smadiyarov underscored the CPC’s key role in supporting stability in the global energy system and reiterated Kazakhstan’s commitment, “as a responsible participant in the global energy market,” to ensuring uninterrupted energy supplies. The ministry called the incident “an action damaging the bilateral relations of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine” and said it expects Kyiv to “take effective measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.”
On the morning of November 29, the CPC marine terminal, through which Kazakhstan exports oil to Europe and the United States, halted loadings after an attack by Ukrainian uncrewed boats.
The company said one of the terminal’s three single-point moorings (SPMs), used to load crude onto tankers, sustained “significant damage.” It did not specify the nature of the damage but said further operation of the SPM “is not possible.”
Following the attack, Kazakhstan’s Energy Ministry began rerouting oil exports via alternative routes. Ukraine has not confirmed its involvement in the strike.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry responded to Kazakhstan’s complaints.
In a statement, the ministry said Kyiv has taken Astana’s concerns into account.
The ministry stressed that Ukraine’s actions are not directed against Kazakhstan or other third countries, but are focused solely on repelling Russian aggression. Ukraine’s military is systematically degrading the aggressor state’s military-industrial potential to deprive it of the ability to continue the war, the statement said. All strikes and operations, it added, are conducted strictly under the right to self-defense guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter.
The ministry said it is Russia’s actions that undermine security not only in Ukraine but across the Black Sea region and beyond, calling Russian aggression a key driver of instability and threat.
Kyiv also noted the absence of condemnations from Kazakhstan in response to numerous Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian cities, critical infrastructure and other civilian targets. Just two days ago, Ukraine endured an hours-long combined attack that caused civilian casualties. As a result of the strikes, more than half a million Kyiv residents and over 100,000 people in the surrounding region lost power.
Kyiv again urged the international community to increase pressure on Russia to force it to end the war.
