Largest drone attack on St Petersburg and Leningrad region: oil terminal and Ruchyi depot ablaze, VK data centre damaged, one dead
Place: St Petersburg, Leningrad regionRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
Russian authorities speak of strikes on "civilian infrastructure" and a "terrorist act", and Leningrad region insists energy facilities were not disrupted; a Ukrainian drone maker and independent media point to targeted strikes on oil facilities and a data centre. Casualties: five in St Petersburg per Beglov, 15 in the city and region per Meduza's count.
What Russia reports
automatic summary Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko reported 144 drones downed over the region; debris fell on residential buildings, and a VK data centre and the Vostochnaya substation were damaged. St Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov said one person was killed and five hospitalised, 12 apartment blocks were damaged, and the oil terminal and "civilian infrastructure facilities" were on fire; Pulkovo airport temporarily restricted operations. The Investigative Committee opened a terrorism case, and Ozon reported a fire at its logistics centre. After restrictions were lifted, Pulkovo handled more than 110 flights. TASS writes that Russian Red Cross psychologists are helping those affected at temporary accommodation centres in St Petersburg and Leningrad region.
“один человек погиб, пять пострадали и находятся в больницах”
“нанесли удары беспилотниками по объектам гражданской инфраструктуры”
“Массовая атака БПЛА в Ленинградской области не нарушила работу социальных объектов, инфраструктуры, объектов энергетики и жизнеобеспечения.”
“Российский Красный крест работает в пунктах временного размещения”
- В Петербурге один человек погиб и пятеро пострадали в результате атаки БПЛА — Interfax, 18 October, 08:30
- СКР возбудил дело о теракте после атак на гражданские объекты Петербурга и области — Interfax, 18 October, 08:11
- В Ленобласти заявили, что атака БПЛА не нарушила работу объектов энергетики и жизнеобеспечения — Interfax, 18 October, 13:03
- В Ленобласти и Петербурге психологи РКК помогают пострадавшим при атаке БПЛА — TASS (tass.ru, RSS), 18 October, 18:20
- Над Ленинградской областью ликвидировано 11 дронов — Interfax, 18 October, 02:15
- Губернатор Ленобласти сообщил о 57 сбитых дронах — Interfax, 18 October, 02:59
- В Ленинградской области сбили 95 БПЛА — RIA Novosti, 18 October, 03:47
- Обломки дронов упали на многоквартирный дом и ЛЭП в Ленобласти — Interfax, 18 October, 04:01
- Air defenses down 95 drones over Leningrad Region — governor — TASS (tass.com), 18 October, 04:10
- БПЛА атаковали дата-центр VK в Ленобласти — Interfax, 18 October, 04:45
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary Ukrainian media, citing Russian governors and Telegram channels, report a fire at the St Petersburg Oil Terminal, a strike on the cable-stayed bridge of the Western High-Speed Diameter and power cuts. The company Fire Point said its drones attacked the Ruchyi oil depot and the oil terminal and seriously damaged the VKontakte data centre. Ukrainska Pravda, citing Meduza, reports user complaints about VKontakte outages after the strike on the data centre; the company itself said its services were working normally.
“Серед уражених цілей - нафтобаза "Ручьи" та Петербурзький нафтовий термінал.”
“дрон влучив у вантовий міст через Корабельний фарватер у Санкт-Петербурзі”
“Користувачі російської соціальної мережі "ВКонтакте" поскаржилися на збої після української атаки на дата-центр VK у Санкт-Петербурзі.”
- У Fire Point підтвердили атаку дронів FP-1 на нафтові об'єкти та дата-центр у РФ — RBC-Ukraine, 18 October, 14:25
- Українські дрони вдарили по мосту у Санкт-Петербурзі, який з'єднує дві частини міста — RBC-Ukraine, 18 October, 10:21
- У Росії скаржаться на збої в роботі "ВКонтакте" після української атаки — Ukrainska Pravda, 18 October, 15:34
- Дрони атакували Ленінградську область РФ: горить нафтотермінал, перебої з електрикою — Ukrainska Pravda, 18 October, 02:56
- Дрони атакували Москву і Петербург, уражено Петербурзький нафтовий термінал — RBC-Ukraine, 18 October, 03:01
- Дрони вразили дата-центр "ВКонтакте", у Петербурзі частковий блекаут — RBC-Ukraine, 18 October, 03:43
- Дрони атакували російську Ленінградську область та Санкт-Петербург — Suspilne, 18 October, 07:01
- Ozon повідомив про атаку на свій склад у Петербурзі — Ukrainska Pravda, 18 October, 08:04
What independent sources report
automatic summary The BBC and Al Jazeera write that the strike successfully hit two of the city's oil facilities, an Ozon warehouse and a VK data centre; Kyiv has not officially commented. Meduza calls the attack apparently the largest on the region since the war began and counts one dead and 15 injured in the city and region. The Moscow Times and France 24 relay Beglov's figures of one dead and five injured; France 24, citing state media, calls it the largest attack on the city since the war began in 2022 and gives Drozdenko's figure of 144 drones downed over the region, Kyiv Independent his figure of 127. Kyiv Independent also writes about a strike on a bridge and notes that it could not independently verify the targets or the extent of the damage.
“At least one person has been killed in an overnight attack on St Petersburg that successfully targeted two of the city's oil facilities.”
“По всей видимости, эта атака стала самой масштабной для региона с начала войны.”
“One person was killed and five injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg, governor Alexander Beglov said on Sunday.”
“with state media saying this was the largest attack on the city since the start of the 2022 war”
“Aleksandr Drozdenko, governor of Leningrad Oblast, said 127 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the region.”
- Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg — BBC News, 18 October, 13:57
- Самая масштабная атака ВСУ на Петербург и Ленинградскую область. Один погибший, 15 раненых и множество… — Meduza, 18 October, 11:30
- 1 Killed, 5 Injured in Ukrainian Drone Attack on St. Petersburg, Governor Says — The Moscow Times, 18 October, 11:53
- Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg kills one, sets refinery ablaze — France 24, 18 October, 14:03
- Ukraine war latest: St. Petersburg slammed by drones in mass Ukrainian attack — Kyiv Independent, 18 October, 18:27
- Massive Ukrainian drone attack hit oil facility, bridge, and data centers in St. Petersburg — Kyiv Independent, 18 October, 03:34
- Атака дронов на Петербург: поражены нефтяной терминал и дата-центр VK — DW (RU), 18 October, 05:53
- Война. 1698-й день. Санкт-Петербург и Ленинградская область пережили крупнейшую атаку дронов. Повреждены… — Meduza, 18 October, 09:07
- Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sites — Al Jazeera, 18 October, 12:34
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