St. Petersburg hit by massive drone attack: oil terminal ablaze, bridge struck

On the night of October 18, St. Petersburg and Russia's Leningrad Region were subjected to a massive drone attack. Fires broke out at an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, while a VK data center was hit in the Leningrad Region. The Governor of St. Petersburg reported the news. Alexander Beglov and the Governor of Leningrad Oblast Oleksandr Drozdenko The Ukrainian Armed Forces have successfully repelled Russian attacks near the settlements of Bilohorivka, Verkhniokamianske, and Spirne.

Beglov stated that fires were recorded at civil infrastructure facilities in the city's Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeysky, and Moskovsky districts, as well as at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal.

The OSINT Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported a drone strike on the cable-stayed bridge spanning the Korabelny Fairway in St. Petersburg.

The 620-meter-long bridge is part of a toll highway connecting the southern and northern parts of the city. It links Bilyi and Vasilevsky Islands and has eight traffic lanes. The extent of any potential damage is currently unknown.

Drones attacked a VK data center in the Leningrad region. The company... confirmed ...attack, yet stated that its services supposedly remain available as usual. Users on the Downdetector portal... reported problems accessing the social network VKontakte.

Drozdenko stated that, as of 05:52, Russian air defenses had allegedly shot down 126 drones.

Brief power supply interruptions were recorded in the region.

In St. Petersburg itself, the residents reported ...regarding partial power outages. Due to the attack, Pulkovo Airport suspended flight arrivals and departures from approximately 2 a.m. Traffic restrictions were imposed on certain roads in the city.

According to the OSINT channel Exilenova+, the Ruchyi oil depot in St. Petersburg is on fire following a nighttime drone attack. The fire at the facility has been burning since the night.

This is one of the city's major fuel storage and distribution facilities, owned by a Rosneft subsidiary. The facility stores gasoline and diesel fuel, and its tank farm has a capacity of 114,000 cubic meters of petroleum products.

July 24 near St. Petersburg were burning Wildberries warehouses.

September 1st drones attacked the port of Ust-Luga near St. Petersburg.