Russia shoots down 92 drones over Leningrad region
Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said 92 drones were shot down as the attack injured three port workers and disrupted electricity infrastructure.
- 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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Ukraine and Russia resume dialogues in Abu Dhabi with U.S. mediation, addressing desalination in energy and territorial security. Attacks continue on the ground; Ukraine denounces bombing substations and Russia reports drone fire in oil port.
The second three-way meeting between Russia, Ukraine and the United States begins in Abu Dhabi
A fire broke out in the Russian port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea after a drone attack. The port, which has been attacked by Ukraine several times in the past, is considered a key oil export port, the French news agency AFP reports. Warnings were issued in the Baltic states overnight due to the drones.
In the last 18 months, Ukraine has intensified attacks on the Russian energy sector, seeking to reduce Kremlin's revenues. In all, they have been neutralized in the Leningrad region.
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