Drone attacks hit St. Petersburg oil terminal, warehouses
A series of drone attacks targeted Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast overnight on October 18, causing fires at the Ruchyi oil terminal, an Ozon warehouse, and a VK data center, with additional damage to infrastructure and residential areas.
Consensus
- A drone attack occurred in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast on the night of October 18.
- The Ruchyi oil terminal in Saint Petersburg caught fire as a result of the attack.
- An Ozon warehouse caught fire during the attacks.
- A VK data center was targeted in the attacks.
- The attacks caused damage to infrastructure, including power substations and bridges.
- Several residential buildings were damaged or caught fire.
- One person died and multiple people were injured in Saint Petersburg.
- Ten people were injured in Leningrad Oblast.
- Approximately 20,000 people lost electricity in Leningrad Oblast.
- The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have destroyed 1,015 drones over Russian regions that night.
- The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case for terrorism due to the drone attacks.
- The attacks were attributed to Ukrainian forces by multiple sources.
Points of divergence
- The attacks also damaged the Vostochaya power substation and the cable-stayed bridge over the Korabelny Farkater, which is part of the Western High-Speed Diameter. — tg_theinsider
- The drone hit the cable-stayed bridge over the Korabelny Farvater, located 4.5 km from the Petrograd Oil Terminal, connecting Kirovsky and Vasilievsky districts. — tg_echoonline_news
- The attacks caused disruptions to services at VK, with users reporting outages. — tg_theinsider
- VK confirmed the attack but stated that VK services were operating normally. — tg_echoonline_news
- The attacks on VK followed earlier strikes on three Yandex data centers in early October. — tg_theinsider
- The fire on the 4th and 5th floors of a residential building on Kosmonavtov Avenue in the Moscow District was reported by 'Bumaga'. — tg_echoonline_news
- A drone hit the roof of the City Narcological Hospital on Vasilievsky Island, causing a fire. — tg_echoonline_news
- The attacks caused power outages affecting around 20,000 people in Leningrad Oblast. — tg_theinsider
- The Governor of Leningrad Oblast reported that four people were injured in the Vsevolozhsky District — a woman and three children. — tg_echoonline_news
- The Governor of Saint Petersburg reported one death and five injuries. — tg_theinsider
- The Governor of Saint Petersburg reported one death and five injured. — tg_echoonline_news
- The attacks targeted the data center of VK, the Ozon warehouse, and the Petrograd Oil Terminal. — tg_theinsider
Coverage (8 sources)
- More footage of the fire at the largest oil terminal of St. Petersburg, the «Ruchyei» oil base after the attack of VU in the night of 18 October — ASTRA
- St. Petersburg suffered a massive attack. A fire is burning at the oil terminal, the 'Ruch'yi oil base, and the Ozon warehouse, a data center was hit... — The Insider
- Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked St. Petersburg — ЭХО / Новости
- More footage of the fire at the largest fuel terminal in St. Petersburg — the «Ruchyei» oil depot — after an attack by VU — ASTRA
- Largest fuel terminal of St. Petersburg is burning after drone attack, — OSINT analysis ASTRA After massed attack of Ukrainian Armed Forces on L... — ASTRA
- In Saint Petersburg, the 'Saint Petersburg Oil Terminal' is burning amid reports of drone attack, — OSINT analysis ASTRA Red... — ASTRA
- Fire occurred at oil terminal in Saint Petersburg after drone attack — Коммерсантъ
- In Saint Petersburg, the 'Saint Petersburg Oil Terminal' is burning amid reports of drone attack, — OSINT analysis ASTRA Red... — ASTRA