A massive Ukrainian drone strike on St Petersburg killed at least one person and wounded five others, hitting oil facilities and industrial sites. President Zelenskyy said Russia had violated a US-brokered energy ceasefire by attacking Ukraine's energy infrastructure 76 times in the past week.
01Summary
- 01Governor Alexander Beglov reported that the St Petersburg oil terminal, the Ruchi oil depot and warehouses in Kolpino district were set ablaze, and residential buildings also sustained damage.
- 02Flights at St Petersburg's main airport were restricted for safety reasons; e-commerce firm Ozon said its logistics hub was on fire and internet company VK said its data centre in the Leningrad region had been hit by drones.
- 03Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko said 145 drones were shot down and about 20,000 people lost electricity; Russia's TASS called it the largest attack on the region in four years.
- 04Russia’s defence ministry claimed 1,015 Ukrainian drones were neutralised overnight; in Ukraine, Russian strikes killed two people and injured 12, including two children, President Zelenskyy said.
- 05Zelenskyy stated that Kyiv was abandoning an 'energy ceasefire' unilaterally declared by President Trump because Moscow continued to strike Ukraine's energy sector, including 76 attacks in the previous week.
02Why it matters
The escalation in drone strikes on a major Russian city and the collapse of the energy ceasefire show the war deepening, potentially widening conflict in Europe. The US decision to ease sanctions on Russian energy could affect global energy markets and Western support for Ukraine.
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