Drone attack reported in Russia's Leningrad Oblast
Authorities in Russia's Leningrad Oblast have claimed that four drones were downed on the night of 16-17 April.
Source: Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko on Telegram
Details: At around 03:30 Kyiv time, an air-raid warning was issued in Leningrad Oblast due to a drone threat.
At 04:20, Drozdenko claimed that three drones had been downed over the oblast.
Just over an hour later, he reported that another drone had been intercepted.
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) also announced temporary restrictions on operations at St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport.
Update: Drozdenko said in the morning that the number of downed drones had risen to seven.
He also reported that damage had been caused as a result of the drone attack.
Quote from Drozdenko: "Debris from a UAV damaged a car and shattered windows in a nearby building in the Pulkovo Heights area.
Debris from a drone was also recorded falling in the Vyborg district."
Background:
- On the night of 26-27 March, Russian Telegram channels reported that Leningrad Oblast had been under attack by drones for the third consecutive night.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that following Ukrainian strikes on an oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, Russia has been left with about 40% of its capacity there.
- On the night of 28-29 March, Leningrad Oblast again came under a drone attack, which caused a fire at the port of Ust-Luga.
- On the night of 2-3 April, Moscow and Leningrad Oblast were also attacked by drones.
- On 5 April, authorities in Leningrad Oblast reported an attack involving 19 drones and damage to an oil pipeline near the port of Primorsk.
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