One Killed, 15 Injured as Kyiv Launches Over 1,000 Drones Around St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region, Officials Say
Russian officials said air defenses downed 1,015 drones as strikes hit oil facilities, logistics hubs and a data center, killing one person and injuring five.
- On Sunday, Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia, setting an oil export terminal in St. Petersburg ablaze and striking the Ruchi oil depot in one of its largest aerial bombardments.
- At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured across St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
- St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov reported that fires broke out at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpino district, while several residential buildings also sustained structural damage.
- Russian e-commerce company Ozon confirmed a major fire at its local logistics hub following drone impacts, forcing a full site evacuation, while Russian internet giant VK stated its data center in the Leningrad region was hit but remained operational.
- Rosaviatsia temporarily suspended flight operations at Pulkovo Airport for over seven hours due to air defense activity before lifting airspace restrictions, while emergency crews worked to restore power to roughly 20,000 residents.
- The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its air defense units intercepted over 1,000 Ukrainian drones overnight across multiple regions, while Ukrainian officials stated the long-range strikes targeted critical fuel and logistical hubs supplying military operations.
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Putin Has a Problem: Ukraine Just Launched 1,000 Drones at Russia. Saint Petersburg and Oil Refineries Were Hit Hard
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks of the war overnight, with Russia saying it downed more than a thousand drones as fires broke out at oil sites in St. Petersburg. The strikes come despite President Trump’s push for both sides to spare refineries, and the Kremlin says Moscow remains undeterred.
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ST. PETERSBURG (ANP/DPA/AFP) - Ukraine has attacked the Russian city of St. Petersburg with dozens of drones. According to the authorities, drones were shot down in the vicinity, but targets were also hit. The Russian state news agency TASS reports that an oil terminal and a data center were struck. Ukrainian media report attacks on a bridge.
The attack takes place in the midst of growing tensions between Ukraine and Washington
Defying Trump, Ukraine sets oil facilities ablaze in Russia’s St Petersburg - The Tribune
Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes came amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with US President Donald Trump criticising Kyiv’s attacks on Russian […]
The city of Putin hit hard by Ukrainian drones. In flames the terminal that must fuel the U.S.
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