St Petersburg Rocked by Major Ukrainian Drone Attack on Oil Terminal & Port
St Petersburg Rocked by Major Ukrainian Drone Attack on Oil Terminal & Port
Ukraine unleashes 'large-scale' drone attack on Russia's St Petersburg, hitting a key oil terminal and port. Find out the latest on the ongoing conflict and its impact.
St Petersburg, Russia's historic second city, experienced a "large-scale" Ukrainian drone attack overnight, targeting its oil terminal and critical port infrastructure in the wider region.
Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed the assault on the city's oil terminal, stating that while the aftermath has been addressed, there were no reported casualties. This marks one of the most significant Ukrainian strikes deep within Russian territory.
The broader Leningrad region also came under fire, with Governor Alexander Drozdenko reporting that a drone struck the Vysotsk port area, located approximately 170km northwest of St Petersburg on the Baltic Sea. This port is vital for handling oil, grain, coal, and liquefied natural gas. Drozdenko claimed that 72 drones were intercepted over the region, resulting in minor damage to several settlements, though he did not detail the impact on Vysotsk port itself.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took to Telegram to describe these attacks as part of Ukraine’s ongoing “long-range sanctions” against Russia. He highlighted that Ukraine’s defense forces targeted port oil infrastructure, which generates revenue for Russia’s war efforts, and also struck Kronstadt, an important military target located over 850km from the Ukrainian border.
Historically, St Petersburg, despite being about 900 km from Ukrainian-held territory, has been an occasional target for Kyiv's drones, with past incidents including strikes on the city's oil terminal and a moored warship. Russian President Vladimir Putin, while acknowledging strikes on energy facilities, has previously dismissed them as "not critical."
