135 UAVs shot down over Leningrad Oblast
A mass drone attack targeted Leningrad Oblast and Saint Petersburg on the night of October 18, resulting in damaged vehicles, power outages, fires, and four people hospitalized due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Russian forces reported intercepting between 126 and 145 drones.
Consensus
- A mass drone attack occurred on the night of October 18 in Leningrad Oblast and Saint Petersburg.
- Russian forces reported intercepting and destroying a large number of Ukrainian drones over Leningrad Oblast.
- Obstacles from drone wreckage damaged vehicles and buildings.
- Power outages occurred in several areas, including 50 multi-apartment buildings in Yaniino with about 20,000 residents affected.
- A fire broke out in the Vsevolozhskiy District after drone debris hit a residential building.
- Four people— a woman and three minors— were hospitalized with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
- All services at VK's data center remained operational despite the attack.
- The attack prompted the launch of a criminal investigation under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorism).
Points of divergence
- 135 drones were intercepted and destroyed over Leningrad Oblast. — riamo
- 145 drones were intercepted and destroyed over Leningrad Oblass. — vesti
- 144 drones were intercepted and destroyed over Leningrad Region. — interfax
- 126 drones were intercepted and destroyed over Leningrad region. — tg_bazabazon
- 95 drones were intercepted and destroyed over Leningrad oblast. — tg_bbcrussian
- 135 drones were intercepted and destroyed. — m24
- One person died and five were injured in Saint Petersburg during the attack. — vesti
- No fatalities were reported in Saint Petersburg, only injuries. — m24
- Two houses burned down in Kirovsky District, and fires occurred in several other districts of Saint Petersburg. — vesti
- Fires occurred in Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeysky, and Moscow districts of Saint Petersburg. — m24
- The attack targeted the VK data center. — vesti
- The attack targeted the VK data center. — m24
Coverage (10 sources)
- 55 vehicles damaged and homes blacked out: 135 Ukrainian drones shot down over Leningrad Oblast — РИАМО
- VK data center and victims: mass drone attack on the Leningrad region — Вести
- Air defense forces shot down 126 drones over Leningrad region — РИАМО
- Up to 144 drones shot down over Leningrad Oblast — Вести
- Number of drones shot down in Leningrad Oblast reached 144 — Интерфакс
- UAPs mass-attacked Leningrad region this night — 126 drones shot down over region, governor reported... — Baza
- Number of drones shot down over Leningrad Oblast increased to 135 — Вести
- Number of drones shot down over Leningrad region approaches 100 — authorities 'Continued repelling of large-scale attack... — BBC News Русская служба
- Number of drones shot down over Leningrad region approaches 100 — authorities — BBC News Русская служба
- Russian Air Defense Forces shot down 135 drones over Leningrad region — Москва 24
Key entities
- Leningrad Oblast
- Alexandr Drozdenco
- Leningrad Region
- PVO
- Max
- Moscow
- Russia
- Vsevolozhsky District
- Gatchina
- Novosel'ye
- INTERFAX.RU
- Media
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Ministry of Defense
- Telegram channel