Drones attack Russia's Leningrad Oblast: oil terminal on fire, power cuts reported

Russian authorities have reported that more than 100 drones attacked Leningrad Oblast on the night of 17-18 October. The St Petersburg Oil Terminal has caught fire and power supply disruptions have been recorded.

Source: Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko; Exilenova+ Telegram channel; Russian media outlet Astra; BBC News Russian citing St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov

Details: Drozdenko claimed that Russian air defence had shot down 57 drones over Leningrad Oblast.

The Russian governor added that cars had been damaged and fires had broken out as a result of falling debris.

Meanwhile, there have been posts on Telegram channels showing photos and videos of the drone attack on Leningrad Oblast and reporting a strike on the port of St Petersburg.

The Telegram channel posts also mentioned an attack on VKontakte's data centre in St Petersburg, which was confirmed by VK.

Update: Drozdenko later claimed that 95 drones had been shot down over Leningrad Oblast.

He also reported "falling debris" and "power supply disruptions".

In addition, Astra reported that the St Petersburg Oil Terminal is on fire.

At around 06:00, Drozdenko said that 126 drones had supposedly been shot down over the oblast.

Astra also reported that the Vostochnaya substation had come under attack, causing a partial blackout in St Petersburg.

Beglov confirmed the drone attack on the oil terminal in St Petersburg.

His statement indicated that a fire had broken out at the St Petersburg Oil Terminal and other infrastructure facilities in the city's Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeysky and Moskovsky districts.

Reports emerged in the morning of disruptions to public transport services in St Petersburg.

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