Drone attack hits St Petersburg, killing one

A large overnight drone attack struck sites in St Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region, killing one person and setting fires at energy, logistics and digital infrastructure, Russian officials and companies said Sunday. Leningrad regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said 144 drones were shot down over the region. Russia’s Defence Ministry said 1,015 Ukrainian drones were neutralised across the country overnight. The figures cover different geographic areas. Officials reported fires at the St Petersburg oil terminal, an oil depot and industrial warehouses. Ozon said its logistics hub was on fire and staff were evacuated, while VK said its data centre in the Leningrad region had been attacked. VK said its services remained available to users. Drozdenko said falling drone debris caused fires and damaged 55 vehicles. He reported that about 20,000 people were in an electricity outage zone, with two transformer substations in Yanino switched off as repair crews worked to restore power. The governor of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Beglov, said fires broke out at civilian infrastructure facilities in several city districts. Casualty accounts differed on the number of people...