Russia Downs 92 Drones Over Leningrad Region

Russia shot down 92 drones over the Leningrad region early Wednesday, according to Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko, in an attack targeting an area northwest of Moscow that hosts key Baltic Sea ports and a major oil refinery. The region contains the ports of Ust-Luga, Primorsk and Vysotsk, crucial for Russian oil and grain exports, as well as the Kirishi oil refinery, Russia's second-largest. Reuters could not independently confirm the report, and the attack follows a Monday drone strike on the Kirishi refinery that caused a fire and killed a woman. Neighboring Latvia and Lithuania warned residents to take shelter from unidentified drones entering their airspace via Russia or Belarus, activating NATO air defense fighters. The attacks coincide with renewed Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi, the first in nine months, as the United States pushes for peace.