Deadly drone strike hits St. Petersburg oil terminal and districts

A massive drone attack targeted an oil terminal and civilian infrastructure in four districts of St. Petersburg overnight, killing one civilian and injuring five others in the city. Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed multiple fires broke out during the assault. Russian officials reported 144 drones were shot down over the Leningrad region, with ten more people injured there. Targets included a data center for the VK social network and an Ozon logistics base, while power outages affected roughly 20,000 residents after two transformer stations were damaged. Russia's Investigative Committee opened a terrorism case, and the defense ministry claimed 1,015 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across 16 regions overnight. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported 512 drones destroyed near the capital in 24 hours, as this ranks among the year's largest attacks on Russia.