Blaze hits Petersburg oil sites as Kyiv launches drones; Russia says it downed 1,000-plus
Fires at St Petersburg sites
Ukrainian attacks set fire to the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchi oil depot on Sunday, local Governor Alexander Beglov said. One person died and five others were wounded.
A logistics center belonging to retailer Ozon and a data center operated by technology company VK were also targeted, the companies confirmed. Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, Crimea and the Black Sea.
Casualties in Zaporizhzhia
A woman was killed and at least two other people were wounded in two Russian attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, local officials said. The injured included a 6-year-old girl. Regional administration head Mykhailo Semikin said the attacks damaged two apartment buildings, 18 cars and an educational institution.
Ceasefire claims disputed
In a Sunday post on X, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had attacked Ukraine’s energy, oil and gas sectors 76 times in the week after Trump’s announcement. He said energy facilities in four Ukrainian regions had been hit the previous night and tens of thousands of families remained without power.
Key points
- Fires broke out at two oil sites in St Petersburg after Ukrainian attacks.
- Russia said it had destroyed 1,015 drones over 15 regions, Crimea and the Black Sea.
- Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed a woman and injured at least two others, including a 6-year-old girl.
- Zelensky said Russia had attacked Ukraine’s energy, oil and gas sectors 76 times in a week.