Drone attack sparks fires at St. Petersburg oil sites

A drone attack on St. Petersburg and surrounding areas sparked fires at the Petersburg Oil Terminal and Ruchi oil depot, and killed one person and wounded five, regional Governor Alexander Beglov said Sunday. The overnight assault also reportedly targeted a logistics center belonging to Ozon and a data center associated with VK, according to the companies and regional accounts. Russia’s Ministry of Defense said its forces had destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, Crimea and the Black Sea. The figure was reported by the ministry; the supplied accounts did not independently verify it. Leningrad regional officials separately said air defenses had downed 144 drones in the region. Ukraine’s defence company Fire Point said its FP1 drones struck the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, which it described as having annual throughput capacity of 12.5 million tonnes. The extent of damage to the terminal and whether operations were disrupted had not been independently established. Beglov said the terminal and depot caught fire during the attack. Reports also said Ozon’s logistics center and VK’s data center were targeted, but the full extent of damage and any effects on their...