MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS/. Ukrainian forces launched a massive drone attack on St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, with Russian air defense forces downing 126 UAVs over the region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported on his Telegram channel.
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, said Pulkovo Airport imposed temporary operational restrictions. Airport officials added that they moved passengers and staff to safe locations.
In St. Petersburg, drones targeted the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal and civilian infrastructure across four city districts, causing no casualties, Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed.
Debris hit a private house near the town of Kirovsk and an apartment building in Vsevolozhsk, in the Leningrad Region.
In the meantime, Russian tech giant VK confirmed a drone attack on its data center, noting that all services continue to operate normally.
TASS has compiled the key details regarding the aftermath.
Scale
- Air defenses shot down 126 drones over the Leningrad Region, Drozdenko reported.
- In the region, the attack targeted Nizino in the Lomonosovsky District, the area near the town of Kirovsk, and Vsevolozhsk.
- St. Petersburg faced an overnight attack by military-grade drones, Beglov stated.
- Impact and debris fallout were recorded across the Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeysky, and Moskovsky districts of St. Petersburg.
Consequences
- Pulkovo Airport suspended all arrivals and departures, according to Rosaviatsia.
- Airport authorities moved passengers and staff to safe locations.
- Drone debris damaged a private house near Kirovsk and an apartment building in Vsevolozhsk, Drozdenko stated.
- In Nizino, falling debris damaged four parked vehicles and ignited a fire.
- Drone debris striking power lines caused localized power outages.
- Drones targeted a VK data center, though the company stated all services remain fully operational.
- A fire broke out at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, Beglov reported.
- Emergency services (EMERCOM) are extinguishing fires at civilian infrastructure sites across four St. Petersburg districts.
- The attacks caused no casualties.
- Mobile internet services in St. Petersburg may experience disruptions.
- An operational headquarters led by Beglov is coordinating the emergency response and interagency efforts.