Ukrainian drone strikes bridge in St. Petersburg near oil terminal

A Ukrainian drone struck a cable-stayed bridge over the Ship Fairway in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, October 18. The bridge is located approximately 4.5 kilometers from the Petersburg Oil Terminal, where a fire broke out following the drone attack. The struck structure is part of the southern overpass of the Western High-Speed Diameter (WHSD), a toll highway connecting the northern and southern parts of St. Petersburg. It links the Kirovsky and Vasileostrovsky districts, measures 622 meters in length, and has eight traffic lanes. The moment of the explosion was captured on video and published by the independent Russian outlet ASTRA. Separately, a fire was reported at an industrial facility in the Surgutsky district of Khanty-Mansiysk after a drone attack, and Ukrainian forces conducted a massive assault on the Leningrad region on the same day.