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St Petersburg drone strikes hit oil and logistics sites, authorities say

Officials report fires, casualties and attacks on VK and Ozon facilities, while the injury toll and full damage remain disputed.

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St Petersburg officials report a fatality, injuries and attacks on VK and Ozon sites after overnight drones.

By ECTV Crisis DeskEditor-in-chief: Erik FerdinandPublished Updated 76 independent sources · 98% confidence
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St Petersburg officials reported one person killed and several others injured after a large overnight drone attack set fires at the city's oil terminal and other facilities, according to reports by Kathimerini and the Kyiv Independent. The city's governor initially cited five injured people; later reporting attributed a higher figure to regional health officials. Those injury counts had not been independently reconciled.

Governor Alexander Beglov said fires broke out at the St Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi fuel depot and industrial premises during the attacks. Damage was also reported at housing in the city. The source material did not provide an independent assessment of how many facilities were hit or the total scale of the fires.

Russian social network VK confirmed that a drone attacked one of its data centres in Leningrad , according to the Kyiv Independent. The company said its services continued operating, although online outage monitoring showed reports of disruption. The precise connection between the incident and users' connection problems remained under investigation.

Russian online retailer Ozon separately reported that a drone struck one of its logistics centres. The company said employees had been evacuated and that nobody there was injured, while a fire was reported at the location. It warned that some customer deliveries could be delayed or redirected to other logistics centres.

Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko claimed his forces intercepted a large number of drones. Figures reported in different news accounts were not identical. Those are Russian government claims about interception activity, not independently verified military tallies.

Local authorities also announced temporary flight restrictions at St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport for security reasons. The reports did not establish how long aviation operations were affected or when all airport activity returned to normal.

Later sources quoted the St Petersburg governor as saying one person was dead and five injured. The Kyiv Independent reported that Russian health authorities subsequently cited 10 injured, including children. Both versions are attributed to the respective officials rather than combined, and the casualty total remains provisional pending a reconciled report.

Ukraine's Fire Point manufacturer said its FP-1 drones were used against the terminal, according to Ukrainian reporting. That is a claim by a party associated with the attack and does not establish responsibility for every reported impact. The extent of the damage to the port, data centre, logistics sites and housing requires further verification.

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What we know

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  • Unconfirmed Injury counts differ between initial city and subsequent regional accounts.
  • Unconfirmed Full target damage, interception numbers and responsibility for each impact were not independently established.

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Why it matters for Europe

The attack affected petroleum storage and reportedly reached communications and commercial logistics infrastructure in and around Russia's second-largest city. Temporary aviation restrictions and potential delivery disruptions have immediate operational significance. Officials' casualty reports differ, so readers should treat the figures as preliminary.

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Questions and answers

Which facilities were reported hit?
Authorities and companies reported attacks involving petroleum storage, a VK data centre and an Ozon logistics site.
Were there casualties?
City officials reported one death and five injuries; a later source cited a higher injured figure.
Was the airport affected?
Reports described temporary restrictions at Pulkovo Airport.

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