Ukrainian forces strike St Petersburg and Leningrad area
By Euronews
Published on •Updated
An oil terminal and a knowledge centre belonging to the VK social networking service have been reportedly among the many targets of a drone assault on St Petersburg and the encompassing Leningrad area in a single day into Sunday.
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The assault is being described by Russian media as one of many largest on the world since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. One particular person was killed and 15 individuals have been injured within the strikes, native officers stated.
A complete of 144 drones have been shot down over the Leningrad area, regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko stated.
According to Drozdenko, drone particles fell on homes in Gatchina and different districts, inflicting fires and damaging 55 autos.
“Emergency energy cuts have been recorded; specialists are finishing up emergency work and the electrical energy provide is being promptly restored. At the second, two transformer substations in Yanino stay switched off, and 50 condominium blocks, dwelling to round 20,000 individuals, are within the outage zone,” he stated.
The VK press workplace reported an assault on its information centre within the Leningrad area however stated the corporate’s companies remained accessible to customers as regular.
In St Petersburg, governor Aleksandr Beglov stated fires broke out at civilian transport systems amenities within the Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeisky, and Moskovsky districts and on the grounds of the St Petersburg oil terminal.
Preliminary data indicated that nobody was injured. The oil terminal is positioned within the Great Port of St Petersburg.
The terminal is able to receiving and transport 1.1 million tonnes of gas a month, utilizing 4 berths for sea-going vessels and tankers. Its 32 storage tanks occupy an space of 442,000 sq. metres.
One of the fires broke out at an Ozon warehouse. According to the corporate, employees have been evacuated. Smoke is rising above the warehouse advanced, and a number of other roads have been closed within the space.
Due to the assault, flights have been suspended at Pulkovo airport for greater than seven hours. Rosaviatsia, Russia’s aviation authority, lifted the restrictions at 10 am Moscow time.
Russian strikes on Ukraine
It comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on Sunday that Russian forces had carried out additional strikes towards Ukraine’s vitality sector on Saturday night time, focusing on substations within the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa areas.
“Tens of hundreds of households stay with out energy. Energy staff and restore crews are working just about across the clock to revive electrical energy provide,” he wrote in a submit on X.
Zelenskyy stated assaults on residential buildings had additionally left two individuals lifeless and 12 others reportedly injured.
According to the Ukrainian chief, Russia hit Ukraine with near 2,700 assault drones, 1,700 aerial bombs, and 66 missiles during the last week.
