Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal Sunday, killing one, officials say
Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg in Russia overnight, and one person was killed, officials said, according to the BBC, Reuters and AFP. Fires broke out at the city's oil terminal and at an oil depot, the governor said. Local officials said 15 people were hurt in the city and the region, Reuters said.
A Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg and the area around it killed one person overnight into Sunday, officials said, according to the BBC, Reuters and AFP. Local officials said 15 people were hurt across the city and the Leningrad region, Reuters reported. The city's governor, Alexander Beglov, said five people in the city were hurt or taken to the hospital, the BBC and AFP reported. These counts cover different areas.
Fires broke out at the St Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchyi oil depot, Beglov said, according to the BBC, Reuters and AFP. Smoke could be seen from the historic city center, AFP reported. Beglov said 12 apartment buildings were damaged, the BBC and AFP reported. Flights at Pulkovo Airport were disrupted for a time, Beglov said, according to the BBC and AFP.
The online retailer Ozon said a drone hit its logistics center in St Petersburg and started a fire, the BBC and Reuters reported. Ozon said staff were evacuated and no one was hurt, the BBC reported. The social network VK said a drone targeted one of its data centers, but its services kept working, the BBC and Reuters reported.
The governor of the Leningrad region, Alexander Drozdenko, said 144 drones were shot down over the region, AFP reported. He said about 20,000 people lost power in the town of Yanino after a substation was hit, AFP reported. Russian state media called it the largest attack on the city since the war began in 2022, AFP reported. Russia's Defense Ministry said it shot down 1,015 Ukrainian drones over Russia overnight, Reuters reported.
Kyiv had not commented on the strikes, the BBC reported. The Ukrainian drone maker Fire Point said Ukraine's military hit a VK data center near the city, Reuters reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia broke an "energy ceasefire" 76 times, the BBC and AFP reported. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the attacks cannot change the course of events, AFP reported.
What we know: A drone attack on St Petersburg killed one person and set fires at an oil terminal and an oil depot, officials say.
What we don't: How much damage the oil sites suffered and how long the fires will take to put out.
Where outlets agree The BBC, Reuters and AFP report that officials said the drone attack on St Petersburg killed one person and set fires at the city's oil terminal and an oil depot.
Where they differ The BBC reports that Pulkovo Airport was temporarily closed, while AFP reports that Beglov said flights there were restricted.