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Ukrainian drone barrage sets St Petersburg oil terminal ablaze; Russia reports 1,015 downed
Russia says it downed 1,015 drones; one person was killed in St Petersburg and a woman in Zaporizhzhia.
The short version
- Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia on Sunday, setting an oil export terminal in St Petersburg ablaze.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Local officials said one person was killed and five wounded in St Petersburg; Ozon and VK said their sites were targeted.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Russia's Defense Ministry said it destroyed 1,015 drones, while Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia killed a woman and wounded at least two others.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Trump's Oct. 11 energy ceasefire announcement offered no details, and Zelenskyy says Russia has attacked Ukrainian energy sites 76 times since then.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Key facts
- Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia on Sunday, in what was described as one of its largest ever aerial bombardments.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Fires broke out at the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchi oil depot in St Petersburg, according to Governor Alexander Beglov.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- One person was killed and five were wounded in St Petersburg, according to Beglov.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- A logistics center belonging to retailer Ozon and a data center for VK were targeted, and both companies confirmed this.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Russia's Ministry of Defense said it destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, Crimea and the Black Sea.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Russian attacks on Zaporizhzhia killed a woman and wounded at least two others, including a 6-year-old girl, according to local officials.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Trump announced on Oct. 11 that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an energy ceasefire, but offered no details.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Ukraine confirmed it had resumed attacks on Russian oil after a three-day hiatus.[ABC News · Associated Press]
What remains uncertain
- The count of 1,015 intercepted drones is a Russian Defense Ministry figure and has not been independently verified.[ABC News · Associated Press]
- Whether the energy ceasefire is holding is disputed: Zelenskyy and Kyiv say Russian attacks on energy sites continued after Trump's announcement.[ABC News · Associated Press]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Blaze at St Petersburg oil sites as Kyiv launches more than 1,000 drones at RussiaABC News - International
- Blaze at St Petersburg oil sites as Kyiv launches more than 1,000 drones at RussiaAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s St Petersburg kills 1, hits energy sitesAl Jazeera
- Ukraine targets Russia with more than 1,000 drones, striking oil terminalABC News - Top Stories
- Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St PetersburgBBC News - World
- Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg kills one, sets refinery ablazeFrance 24
- Two killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine trade blows on power infrastructureThe Guardian - World
- Ukraine launches 1,000 drones at Russia, strikes set oil facilities ablazeCBS News - World
- How Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russia crippled the world’s second largest diesel supplierCNBC