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Did one overnight drone wave reach far beyond the Ust-Luga oil port?
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The Leningrad governor says drones struck the Baltic oil port of Ust-Luga, near St Petersburg, overnight, starting a fire in the port area, and three port workers were hurt. Oko.press reports tankers may also have been hit, though no independent confirmation exists.
Ust-Luga and St Petersburg
Some reports put the count at 150 drones downed over the region overnight, others at 146. TASS called it the largest attack there this year.
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Pulkovo airport reported more than 18 flights cancelled or delayed, and two aircraft were diverted to Helsinki, a TASS source said.
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In Smolensk region, the governor said debris from a downed drone hit a residential block in Yartsevo, and two people died.
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- RzeczpospolitaStrike on one of Russia's most important ports. Fire on the Baltic
- Deutsche WelleUkrainian drones attacked Ust-Luga port, a large fire broke out
- oko.pressUkrainians attacked the Russian port of Ust-Luga on the Baltic
- Blesk.czAttack hit a Russian port. 146 drones shot down over the area
- Il Fatto QuotidianoRussia-Ukraine War: drones hit Ust-Luga port, Polish spies arrested
- ANSA.itUkrainian raids on a Baltic oil port. Moscow: “Record of drones”