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A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted an oil refinery and other facilities in Saint Petersburg, killing one person.
Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and depot in Saint Petersburg, Russia, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. The attack targeted industrial and logistical infrastructure in Russia's second-largest city. Russian authorities stated that the strikes would not alter their war objectives.
This incident represents a significant escalation in the conflict, with Ukrainian forces extending their reach to critical Russian economic assets deep within its territory. The targeting of Saint Petersburg, a city of immense historical and economic importance, underscores the evolving nature of the war and its impact on civilian areas and infrastructure.
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“A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's second-largest city Saint Petersburg killed at least one person and hospitalised another five on Sunday.”How each side headlined it
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All sources: Multiple international news outlets report that Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack on Saint Petersburg, hitting an oil refinery and causing casualties.
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Fire engulfs warehouse after reported Ukrainian strike on Saint Petersburg
TRT World · Oct 18
Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Russian Oil Terminal
Al Arabiya English · Oct 18
St Petersburg under attack from Ukrainian drone swarm | AJ #shorts
Al Jazeera English · Oct 18
Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil refineries | DW News
DW News · Oct 18
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Protest damage across France, St Petersburg strikes
Al Jazeera News Updates · 3m 22s · Oct 18
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Kyiv says its retaliatory strikes are fair retribution for years of Russia's offensive and destruction of its energy infrastructure
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Russia said Ukraine struck an oil refinery and depot in night-time strikes that killed one person.
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's second-largest city Saint Petersburg killed at least one person and hospitalised another five on Sunday.
One person was killed and 15 were injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on oil facilities, logistics and data centres in Russia's St Petersburg and the Leningrad region, local authorities said...
At least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week he had ordered the resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries following a three-day pause.
A blaze has broken out at an oil terminal in St. Petersburg as a result of a Ukrainian UAV attack on the city, the local governor has said Read Full Article at RT.com
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