Ukrainian drone attacks hit infrastructure in St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region early Sunday, October 18, according to multiple outlets. The attacks ignite fires at Russia’s Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchyi fuel depot. One person is reported killed and five injured, with fires spreading to nearby industrial areas, as stated by St. Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov.
Reporting also says drones damage a VK enterprise data center and an electrical substation in Novosergievka, affecting social network services and leaving about 20,000 people without power. Additional impacts include a fire at an Ozon logistics hub in Kolpino and damage to a cable-stayed bridge on the Western High-Speed Diameter. Some outlets frame the attack in a wider geopolitical context, while others focus on the specific physical damage and outages reported across the region.
