Massive Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg, multiple targets hit

⚡️Flames, explosions reported amid large Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg. Eyewitness footage taken by St. Petersburg residents shows what appears to be Ukrainian drones flying through the air, the city's air defense systems at work, and large fires and explosions.

St. Petersburg oil terminal and port infrastructure were targeted in a large-scale overnight Ukrainian drone attack. Storage tanks caught fire at oil-loading port facility, and a data center belonging to Russian social media platform VK was also reported hit, causing localized connectivity drops.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian drones are turning russian airports into waiting rooms. Over 350 flights delayed or cancelled in Moscow. Restrictions also hit St. Petersburg. One flight from Egypt to St. Petersburg was forced to land in Helsinki. Some passengers have been waiting 35 HOURS.

Massive #explodey Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg overnight. Targets: * Petersburg Oil Terminal, the main fuel export hub on the Baltic, now on fire * Ruchyi fuel depot, gasoline and diesel storage facility, ablaze

Ukrainian long-range drones also struck a VK data center near St. Petersburg, with a fire reported at the facility. The center houses 640 server racks and more than 20,000 servers. VK services are currently reported to be down. #Russia

Russia restricted operations at 22 airports overnight amid a Ukrainian drone attack, according to Flightradar24 data. Restrictions affected Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, and Samara, among other cities. Restrictions at Moscow’s airports lasted more than five hours

‼️ Russian Media: “Ozon reported a drone attack on a logistics center in St. Petersburg.” Less than a week after the sellers’ drone strike insurance expired. www.fontanka.ru/2026/10/18/7...

People in St. Petersburg are posting videos of the attacks on their city set to sad music. And you know what that means? That's right – Ukrainian drones have hit St. Petersburg 🥹 Good morning to everyone, including the people of St. Petersburg. May all your nights and mornings be just like this.

A Telegram channel reports that a drone attack hit VK and other sites in St. Petersburg. The channel also reported widespread disruptions at VK, but the account has not been independently confirmed and provides no details about damage. 1/3

And now we have the first known successful strike by Ukraine's drones for two nights. This is thought to be a fire at an oil filling port in St. Petersburg, caused by a "Freedom Bird"

At night, Ukrainian drones attacked the oil terminal in the port of St. Petersburg This is the largest oil product transshipment terminal of the Ruzzian Federation in the Baltic Sea, with a throughput capacity of 10-12 million tons per year Ukraine tightens sanctions that had been reduced by Trump

⚠️ Confirmed: Russian social media network VK (VKontakte) is currently experiencing a major disruption, with metrics showing connectivity at 56% of ordinary levels. The incident comes amid reports of a Ukrainian drone attack in the vicinity of its St. Petersburg data center

‼️Russian online marketplace Ozon reports attack on warehouse in St Petersburg

Piskarevka, St. Petersburg another substation smokestack during today's attack. Russians confirm attack by strike drones on VKontakte data center in Leningrad region. 😰

"🛢 Drones of the Ukrainian Defense Forces have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg. A fire is reported to be burning at the site. The city is currently under drone attack. Coordinates: 59.881721° 30.174371°"