Attacks in St. Petersburg – oil terminal on fire
The major Russian city of St. Petersburg was attacked by around a hundred drones overnight.
Ukraine appears to have once again targeted the Russian oil sector, with reports indicating that a large terminal is on fire.
Residents in several parts of the city were awakened by a loud roar, the news site Fontanka reports. By morning, fires were still burning in several locations.
Russian air defenses shot down at least 144 drones over the broader Leningrad region—which surrounds St. Petersburg—according to its governor, Aleksandr Drozdenko. Debris from the drones struck various locations, including apartment buildings and a parking lot, causing damage, fires, and a major power outage.
Some individuals have reportedly suffered burns or smoke inhalation, but there are no reports of fatalities.
Defying Trump’s demands
St. Petersburg’s major oil terminal—the largest of its kind in the Baltic Sea region—is on fire, according to Russian authorities and media. Images circulating on various independent channels show open flames and thick plumes of smoke.
The United States has demanded that Ukraine cease its attacks on Russian energy facilities—a point of contention amid a new development in which U.S. President Donald Trump has opted to accommodate the invading Russian state as part of an agreement concerning diesel. Trump is keen to get more oil onto the market to lower high gasoline prices in the U.S. ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. Prices have soared as a result of the conflict between the U.S.—under Trump—and Iran; in response, Iran has choked off a significant portion of global oil exports from the Persian Gulf. Attempts to negotiate a resolution over the past few months have failed.
Ukraine has stated that attacks on oil infrastructure will continue, given that Russia has persisted in targeting Ukraine’s power supply.
Flight suspensions again
VKontakte, Russia’s equivalent of Facebook, reports that one of its data centers in the area has been targeted by drones. A large distribution warehouse belonging to the Russian retail giant Ozon has also been attacked.
At the major Pulkovo Airport, morning departures have been canceled or delayed. During a drone alert in the early hours of Saturday, a Russian charter flight arriving from Egypt was forced to land in Finland instead of Pulkovo.
According to images—difficult to verify—circulating in independent Russian media outlets, a drone also struck a large bridge in St. Petersburg. Just last week, Russia attacked a similar bridge in Kyiv.
Around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday (Swedish time), Russian authorities lifted the drone alert.
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