Ukrainian drones hit targets in the Saint Petersburg region overnight
Ukrainian drones struck several sites in the region of the Russian city of Saint Petersburg overnight into Sunday, including an oil terminal, a data center and a warehouse. A section of an expressway with a bridge over the Great Neva was also closed for a time.
Ukraine carried out a drone strike on the region of Saint Petersburg, a Russian city, overnight into Sunday, according to local media, companies and officials. The attack affected several sites, including an oil terminal, a data center of an internet company and a warehouse of an online retailer. It is the latest Ukrainian drone attack on Russian territory during the war, and it shows that a large city with a port and key infrastructure has come within the strike zone.
What is known about the affected sites
Videos published on the Telegram platform show a Ukrainian drone strike on the Leningrad region. Several channels on the platform say the Saint Petersburg port was hit, but that claim comes from channels rather than official sources.
The social network and technology company VKontakte confirmed that its data center was struck. Officials confirmed that a fire broke out at an oil terminal in Saint Petersburg after the drone attack.
The online retailer Ozon reported an attack on one of its logistics centers in the city. The company's statement said: "Overnight a drone strike hit one of our logistics centers in Saint Petersburg. We immediately evacuated all employees, and no one was injured. A fire broke out."
Traffic restrictions and the bridge
A section of an expressway in western Saint Petersburg was closed for a time "because of a drone strike", the city transport committee said. The closed section includes a cable-stayed bridge over the Great Neva, beneath which ships pass.
Telegram channels, citing eyewitnesses, report that a drone may have hit this bridge during the night attack. The source text contains no official confirmation of this.
The source does not say how many drones were used in the attack or whether there were casualties elsewhere.
