Large Ukrainian drone attack hits St Petersburg oil and logistics sites
A large Ukrainian drone attack struck St Petersburg overnight, setting fire to oil and logistics facilities across the city, according to local officials and footage shared online. The assault hit the St Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot and a warehouse operated by Ozon, Russia's second-largest online retailer. Air-defence systems were activated during the attack, and operations at Pulkovo Airport were temporarily restricted for safety reasons.
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St Petersburg governor Alexander Beglov said one person was killed and five others were injured. Leningrad Region governor Alexander Drozdenko initially said 126 drones had been shot down over the surrounding region, before later revising the figure to 144, with some reports putting the total at 145. The strikes were reported in several districts of the city, and images showed thick smoke rising from the area around the oil terminal.
The attack adds to a pattern of strikes on energy and logistics infrastructure that has become central to the war. Oil terminals, refineries and depots are strategically important because they support fuel supplies, transport networks and military logistics. Damage to such sites can also have wider economic effects, particularly when facilities linked to storage and distribution are hit in or near a major city.
The latest strike also comes against the backdrop of renewed attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would resume attacks on Russian oil refineries after briefly suspending them following Donald Trump's declaration of an "energy ceasefire" on 11 October. Neither side formally confirmed that arrangement, and Zelensky accused Russia of carrying out 76 attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure over the following week.
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Those attacks, he said, included strikes on substations in four regions that left tens of thousands of families without power. The exchange underlines how energy infrastructure remains a central target for both sides, even as the conflict continues without any sign of a broader pause. It also shows how drone warfare is increasingly affecting urban areas far from the front line, including transport hubs and commercial facilities.
What remains unclear is the full scale of the damage at each site and whether the fires have been fully contained. It is also not clear how long airport restrictions lasted or whether the reported drone totals will be revised again. Further official assessments are likely to focus on casualties, structural damage and the operational impact on fuel and logistics networks in and around St Petersburg.
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