Russia shoots down 92 drones over Leningrad region
The attacks hit oil infrastructure and ports tied to Russia’s exports, while nearby NATO states reported drone alerts and fighter jet deployments.
- Russia shot down 92 drones early on Wednesday over the Leningrad region, Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Telegram, while explosions sounded across Smolensk Oblast, Tver, and Adygea Republic as drones moved through the country.
- Ukrainian drones struck the Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port overnight on November 11, a facility 'used to transport Russian crude oil by using the shadow fleet and other irregular and high-risk shipping practices,' according to the European Commission.
- Monday's drone strike on the Kirishi refinery, run by Surgutneftegaz, set the plant on fire and killed a woman in the region near St. Petersburg, the hometown of President Vladimir Putin.
- Neighbours Latvia and Lithuania warned citizens to seek shelter against unidentified drones entering their airspace from Russia or Belarus, prompting NATO air defence fighter jets to be activated in response.
- The attacks coincide with United States-led peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, the first such meeting in nine months, with discussions set to continue on Wednesday amid ongoing strikes.
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In Leningrad region, drones attacked the port area of Ust-Luga, causing a fire and shutting down the substation.
A drone attack fired the Russian port on the Baltic Sea of Ust-Luga. The governor of the region announced it. "A Uav attack - he wrote on Telegram Aleksandr Drozdenko - hit the port in the area of Ust-Luga, causing a fire" (ANSA)
The Kyiv Independent reports that Ukrainian drones attacked the port of Ust-Luga in Russia's Leningrad region on Wednesday night. Social media channels reported a large fire in the port and local residents reported explosions.
Russian air defence systems destroyed 141 drones over the territory of Leningrad province, reported Governor Alexander Drozdenko. "There are 141 drones knocked down over the territory of the Leningrad region. Fighting is continuing," reported Drozdenko in "Max." According to the newspaper VZGLAD, BPA was threatened in St. Petersburg. Rosavia reported that temporary restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft had been imposed at Pulkovo…
Over Leningrad region, 141 drones were destroyed, reported Alexander Drozdenko to the head of the region
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