Drone strikes hit St. Petersburg oil terminal and VKontakte data center

podrobnosti.ua (Ukrainian) —

Overnight drone strikes hit St. Petersburg, targeting an oil terminal and a VKontakte data center, causing service disruptions. The attack on the oil terminal was confirmed by Governor Alexander Beglov. A fire broke out at the tank farm of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, which has an annual capacity of 10-12 million tons and over 30 reservoirs. The data center strike disrupted VKontakte services, cloud platforms, and related infrastructure across the network. According to the OSINT channel Dnipro Osint, a 620-meter cable-stayed bridge connecting the city's southern and northern parts was also damaged in the attack.


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