Ukrainian Drones Hit St. Petersburg Oil Sites and VK Data Center

On October 18, Ukrainian drones FP-1 attacked oil facilities in St. Petersburg and a data center in the Leningrad region, according to Fire Point. Fires broke out at the targeted sites. The strikes hit the Ruchi oil depot and the Petersburg Oil Terminal, which has an annual capacity of 12.5 million tons. The VKontakte data center in the Leningrad region was also seriously damaged. The mass drone attack on Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Leningrad region led to flight restrictions at three airports. Users reported a major VKontakte outage, power cuts in parts of St. Petersburg, and a fire at an Ozon warehouse.