An oil export terminal in St. Petersburg was set ablaze by Ukrainian attacks on Sunday, as more than 1,000 drones were launched by Kyiv across Russia in one of its largest aerial bombardments to date.
The incident occurred amidst escalating tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing Kyiv for targeting Russian oil infrastructure.
Local Governor Alexander Beglov reported that one person was killed and five others were wounded in the attack, which resulted in fires at both the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchi oil depot in the city. Additionally, a logistics center owned by Russian retailer Ozon and a data center for local tech giant VK were also hit, according to confirmations from the respective companies.
The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on Sunday that 1,015 Ukrainian drones had been destroyed across 15 Russian regions, as well as in Crimea and the Black Sea, which Russia had annexed.
In a separate incident, a woman lost her life and at least two individuals, including a six-year-old girl, sustained injuries after Russia carried out two attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Saturday, as confirmed by local authorities.
A local man is seen carrying buckets of broken glass in front of a residential building damaged by a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on October 17, 2026. (Kateryna Klochko/The Associated Press)
According to Mykhailo Semikin, the head of Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, two apartment buildings, 18 cars, and an educational institution suffered damage as a result of the attack.
Kyiv Accuses Russia of Continued Energy Attacks
On October 11, President Donald Trump announced an “energy ceasefire” agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the ongoing 4 1/2-year-old war. However, Kyiv reported subsequent attacks by Moscow on energy facilities following Trump’s statement, with no specific details provided about the ceasefire.
Despite a three-day pause, Ukraine confirmed on Thursday that it had resumed strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.
<
