Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Russian oil facilities
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 19:31 · Archive
Ukraine launched more than 1000 drones at Russia, striking oil facilities in St Petersburg.
Ukraine launched more than 1000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, targeting oil facilities in St Petersburg. One person was killed and five others were wounded in the strikes, which set fires at the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the city's Ruchi oil depot, according to regional governor Alexander Beglov. A logistics centre belonging to Russian retailer Ozon and a data centre operated by Russian tech giant VK were also targeted, the companies confirmed.
Russia's defence ministry said its forces destroyed 1015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black Sea. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian state news agency Tass that Ukraine was 'resisting' Russian forces but could not 'change the current course of events'.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that the United States had resumed providing Ukraine with critical intelligence to defend against Russian missile strikes after a brief pause. Speaking to US broadcaster NBC, Zelenskiy said intelligence-sharing had been interrupted but later 'de-blocked'. He expressed gratitude, saying 'Now it works.' However, Zelenskiy said other US actions, including signing a deal to import Russian diesel and waiving sanctions on Russia due to take effect this week, would hurt Ukraine.
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- Ukraine sends waves of drones at Russian oil facilitiesRussian local officials say one person has been killed and five others injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg targeting oil facilities.Perth Now · 18 Oct, 19:22
- Ukraine sends waves of drones at Russian oil facilitiesRussian local officials say one person has been killed and five others injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg targeting oil facilities.The West Australian · 18 Oct, 19:22
In this story: Ukraine · Russia · St Petersburg · Volodymyr Zelenskiy · Donald Trump · Alexander Beglov · Dmitry Peskov
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