Massive Ukrainian Drone Strike Hits St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, Bridge, and Data Center, Regional Officials Say
The overnight attack disrupted VKontakte services and cut power to about 20,000 residents, officials said.
- On Oct. 18, a Ukrainian drone attack struck Petersburg, hitting the Petersburg Oil Terminal and corporate data centers, according to witnesses. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed the municipality came under attack, resulting in blazes across four city districts.
- Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko confirmed that strikes damaged electrical distribution installations, triggering emergency power cuts that left 20,000 residents without electricity. The overnight assault also targeted fuel transshipment infrastructure across the region.
- Drone debris ignited a blaze at the Ruchyi fuel depot, holding 3,900 cubic meters of fuel, while a separate impact hit Ozon's 79,000 square meter logistics hub. A drone also struck a bridge 4.5 kilometers from the Petersburg Oil Terminal.
- In the Vsevolozhsk district, drones hit a VKontakte server data center, causing widespread connection outages across Russia. Municipal engineering teams were deployed to evaluate structural damage to transport arteries affected by the strikes.
- This incident follows consecutive strikes earlier this month that disabled Yandex data centers in Vladimir, Ryazan, and Kaluga, alongside attacks on a Sberbank facility in Saratov. The pattern indicates a strategic focus on Russian digital and logistics infrastructure.
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At least one person has died during the bombing. The second Russian city houses one of the largest cargo facilities in the Baltic
One person has died and five others have been injured. The governor has confirmed the downing of 144 enemy drones and has pointed out that more than 20,000 people have run out of electricity.
A massive drone attack hit the oil terminal and civilian infrastructure of four districts in St. Petersburg.
Drone Strike Hits Russia’s VKontakte Data Center, Knocking Services Offline as St. Petersburg Faces Blackouts
Russia’s digital infrastructure came under fire as an overnight drone attack reportedly hit a major VKontakte data center, exposing the vulnerability of the servers and power networks supporting one of the country’s most widely used online platforms.
The region’s main oil terminal, an electric substation, an electronic commerce warehouse, a Vkontakte data centre and a bridge have been attacked with some 144 drones. More information: Trump lifts several sanctions against Russia for the war in Ukraine on behalf of the US “national interest”
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