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Massive Drone Attack Sparks Fire at Russian Oil Terminal
- •Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drone attacks across Russia, causing fires at an oil export terminal and an oil depot in St. Petersburg.
- •The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed its forces successfully destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea.
- •Local Governor Alexander Beglov reported that one person was killed and five others were injured in the St. Petersburg attacks.
- •In retaliation, Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed a woman and injured a six-year-old girl, damaging several residential and educational buildings.
- •Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of launching 76 attacks on energy infrastructure within a week and appealed to the US for increased pressure on Moscow.
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Ukraine launched over 1,000 drone attacks that triggered fires at the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchei oil depot in St. Petersburg. The attacks also targeted a logistics center belonging to retail company Ozon and a data center of tech company VK, resulting in one fatality and five injuries according to local governor Alexander Beglov.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that its forces destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones across 15 Russian regions, Crimea, and the Black Sea.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that in the week following the energy ceasefire announcement, Russia carried out 76 attacks on Ukraine's energy, oil, and gas sectors. He accused Russia of trying to cause widespread power outages and appealed to the US and other nations to pressure Russia for peace.
