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In pictures: Biggest Ukrainian drone attack yet on St. Petersburg and Leningrad region kills 1, injures 15, and sparks many fires

Ukraine launched drone strikes on St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region overnight on October 18. The attack appears to have been the largest in the region since the war began. In St. Petersburg, the strikes damaged an oil terminal at the port, the Ruchyi oil depot, an Ozon warehouse, a VK data center, the Vostochnaya electrical substation, a cable-stayed bridge over the Korabelny shipping channel, and an addiction treatment hospital on Vasilyevsky Island. Residential buildings and dozens of cars across the city and the surrounding region were also damaged. One St. Petersburg resident was killed, and 15 others in the city and the region were injured. Meduza has compiled photos and videos showing the aftermath of the attack.

St. Petersburg oil terminal

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Near the St. Petersburg oil terminal

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Ozon warehouse

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VK data center

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Ruchyi oil depot

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Bridge over the Korabelny shipping channel

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Residential complex in Novoselye

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St. Petersburg the morning after the attack

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EPA / Scanpix / LETA

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Courtesy of an eyewitness

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Ukrainian attacks inside Russia

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In pictures: Biggest Ukrainian drone attack yet on St. Petersburg and Leningrad region kills 1, injures 15, and sparks many fires

St. Petersburg oil terminal

Ozon warehouse

VK data center

Ruchyi oil depot

Bridge over the Korabelny shipping channel

Residential complex in Novoselye

St. Petersburg the morning after the attack

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In pictures: Biggest Ukrainian drone attack yet on St. Petersburg and Leningrad region kills 1, injures 15, and sparks many fires

St. Petersburg oil terminal

Ozon warehouse

VK data center

Ruchyi oil depot

Bridge over the Korabelny shipping channel

Residential complex in Novoselye

St. Petersburg the morning after the attack

Ukrainian attacks inside Russia

Ukraine is now striking warehouses belonging to another Russian online marketplace — Ozon. Here’s every facility targeted so far.

Ukraine launches one of its biggest strikes on Russia this year, targeting Wildberries warehouses and a missile plant

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