Ukraine carried out its largest attack on Saint Petersburg – photos
As a result of a drone attack, fires broke out at an oil terminal, a bridge, an Ozon warehouse, and a VK data center. One person was killed, and 15 people were injured.
Ukraine launched its largest attack on Petersburg – photos
On the night of October 18, the city of Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region faced a massive drone attack.
Saint Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed that fires broke out as a result of drone strikes on the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the "Ruchi" oil depot. During the attack, 12 multi-story buildings and two private houses were also damaged. One person died and five people were injured, all of whom were hospitalized.
Additionally, the Petersburg warehouse of the Ozon company (where a fire broke out, with no employees injured) and the suburban data center of "VKontakte" came under attack.
Furthermore, a drawbridge designed for ship passage, the "Vostochnaya" electrical substation, and a drug treatment hospital on Vasilyevsky Island were also attacked in the city.
During the attack, several districts of Petersburg were left without power supply. Pulkovo Airport was temporarily closed, and passengers and staff were evacuated to bomb shelters. By now, the departure and arrival of flights at the airport have been restored.
An emergency power outage also occurred in the Leningrad region, cutting off power to more than 20,000 people.
In the city of Petersburg and the Leningrad region, dozens of cars and houses were damaged; one person died and 15 people were injured.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense report, 1,015 drones were shot down or intercepted across the country overnight.