Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Assault on St. Petersburg, Igniting Oil Facilities and Casualties

10/18/2026

Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war.

10/18/2026

A logistics centre belonging to Russian retailer Ozon and a data centre operated by Russian tech giant VK were also targeted, the companies confirmed

10/18/2026

Oct 18 - One person was killed and 15 were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on oil facilities, logistics and data centres in Russia's St Petersburg and the Leningrad region, local authorities...

10/18/2026

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's second-largest city Saint Petersburg killed at least one person and hospitalised another five on Sunday. The attack – which also sparked fires at...

10/18/2026

Ukraine hit a key oil export terminal in St. Petersburg and targeted a major data center in Leningrad early Sunday in one of its largest-ever aerial assaults on Russia.

10/18/2026

The strikes came as tensions between Ukraine and Washington deepened, with U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing Kyiv’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and the prospect of further U.S....

10/18/2026

The attack comes amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing Kyiv for its strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.

10/18/2026

Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Russia overnight Sunday, striking a major oil terminal in St. Petersburg and a data center, knocking out power to thousands of residents and causing...

10/18/2026

The fresh attack on Russian oil facilities came after President Trump’s efforts to enforce a fragile energy ceasefire collapsed.