Ukrainian drone strikes reportedly targeted infrastructure in the St. Petersburg region, including an oil terminal and the port in the Gulf of Finland, according to Russian authorities. The attacks occurred during the night, affecting the city of St.
Petersburg and the broader Leningrad region. Alexander Beglov, the Governor of St. Petersburg, stated that the city, which has a population of six million, was the target of a mass attack utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles.
Beglov reported that the oil terminal within the city was struck, leading to casualties and requiring cleanup efforts. In a separate statement, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the situation, noting that Ukrainian drones had attacked the city. Zelenskyy repeatedly stated that Ukrainian forces had no specific information regarding the number of people killed or injured, nor did they possess details on the damage sustained by the oil terminal, the port, or the city itself.
The reports detail attacks involving drones targeting key economic and logistical sites near Petersburg. While Russian sources confirmed impacts on the oil terminal and the Gulf of Finland port, the statements from Ukrainian officials provided no corroborating details on the extent of the damage or the casualty figures related to the drone strikes.
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