Russian authorities said on Saturday that a major overnight Ukrainian drone attack targeted infrastructure in and around St Petersburg, including an oil terminal and a key port facility in the neighbouring Leningrad region.

Officials reported no fatalities from the strikes, although infrastructure damage was recorded at multiple locations. The attack comes amid an intensification of Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy and transport facilities, which Moscow says have increasingly affected fuel supplies and critical infrastructure.

St Petersburg Reports Large-Scale Drone Attack

St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said the city had been subjected to a “large-scale” drone attack overnight, with one of the targets being the city’s oil terminal.

According to Beglov, emergency services responded promptly and managed the aftermath of the strike. He said no casualties were reported.

St Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city with a population of around six million, lies approximately 900 kilometres from territory controlled by Ukraine and has periodically been targeted by long-range drone attacks since the conflict began.

Port Of Vysotsk Among Key Targets

Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said Ukrainian drones also struck the port of Vysotsk, located on the Gulf of Finland around 170 kilometres northwest of St Petersburg.

The port is an important logistics hub handling oil, grain, coal and liquefied natural gas exports.

Drozdenko said Russian air defence systems intercepted 72 drones over the Leningrad region during the attack, although some managed to reach their intended targets.

The extent of damage at the port was not immediately disclosed.

Additional Attacks Reported In Pskov Region

Further south, authorities in Russia’s Pskov region reported a separate wave of drone activity overnight.

The region’s governor said more than 30 drones had been shot down by air defence systems. Minor injuries and limited infrastructure damage were reported.

Among the affected sites was a factory in the town of Velikiye Luki, although officials did not provide details on the scale of the damage.

Energy Infrastructure Increasingly Targeted

Ukraine has significantly increased attacks on Russian energy infrastructure in recent months, targeting oil depots, refineries, storage facilities and transport networks.

Russian officials have said the strikes have contributed to fuel shortages in some parts of the country and have forced authorities to strengthen protection around critical infrastructure.

St Petersburg has previously been targeted by Ukrainian drones, including attacks on its oil terminal and a moored warship during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in June.

Saturday’s strikes represent one of the largest reported drone attacks on the region in recent months and underscore the expanding reach of long-range operations as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues into its fifth year.

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