Oil facilities ablaze near St. Petersburg after Ukraine launches 1,000 drones at Russia, attacks intensify

Fires and drone targets

An oil export terminal and depot in St. Petersburg caught fire on Sunday, sending smoke into the air. The report described the Ukrainian operation as one of Kyiv’s largest aerial attacks of the war.

Russian retailer Ozon said its logistics center was targeted, as did tech company VK about its data center. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces brought down 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, Crimea and the Black Sea.

Casualties in Zaporizhzhia

Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia killed a woman, local officials said Sunday. At least two other people were wounded, including a 6-year-old girl. Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of violating President Donald Trump’s “energy ceasefire” 76 times. Zelenskyy said overnight strikes hit energy facilities in four Ukrainian regions, leaving tens of thousands of families without power.

Sanctions and U.S. tensions

The attacks came as tensions between Kyiv and Washington deepened. Trump has criticized Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, while the outlook for further U.S. sanctions against Moscow remained uncertain.

Trump said Saturday that he had not decided whether to impose more sanctions on Russia. On Friday night, he signed an executive order waiving planned restrictions, citing U.S. national interests.