Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg kills at least one, sparks refinery fire
A large Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg killed at least one person and hospitalised five, and started fires at an oil refinery and depot, according to Al Jazeera and France 24.
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg killed at least one person and put five others in hospital on Sunday, France 24 reports. Al Jazeera also reports one death and says energy sites were hit.
France 24 says the attack set fire to an oil refinery and an oil depot. Al Jazeera first reported the attack from video posted on social media that showed multiple explosions in the city. It described the drones as a suspected Ukrainian swarm.
Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian attacks on Ukraine overnight killed two people, Al Jazeera reports. He said Moscow continues to break the energy ceasefire.
France 24 reports that Kyiv has accused Russia dozens of times of violating what it called Washington's "energy ceasefire."
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- Al JazeeraSt Petersburg under attack from Ukrainian drone swarmSun, Oct 18, 12:51 AM EDT
- Al JazeeraUkrainian drone attack on Russia’s St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sitesSun, Oct 18, 6:34 AM EDT
- France 24Ukraine sets Saint Petersburg refinery ablaze in large-scale drone attackSun, Oct 18, 8:03 AM EDT
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