Russian officials report that Ukrainian drones strike an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, in a long-range attack carried out overnight. Multiple outlets cite local officials describing the incident as part of a broader pattern of assaults on Russian oil infrastructure.
Bloomberg, Yahoo News, The Independent, ABC News, and other reports say the attack targets an oil terminal in St. Petersburg. Coverage generally characterizes the strike as one of the latest in a series of drone attacks on energy assets. Some reports also note that such attacks are intended to disrupt Russia’s fuel supply and increase pressure on the Kremlin amid the ongoing war.
Financial Post adds an additional claim that Ukraine says a gas production facility was struck by Russia, though this detail is not echoed in the other summaries provided.
Across sources, there is agreement on the core event: Russian officials say a Ukrainian drone attack hits an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, with the assault presented as part of continuing long-range strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure.
