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Ukraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia, setting St. Petersburg oil terminal ablaze

Published , Sunday, October 18, 2026 · Updated
In the 6 AM CT update

Ukraine fires more than 1,000 drones at Russia, setting St. Petersburg oil terminal ablaze
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Ukrainian drone strikes set fires Sunday at the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the city's Ruchi oil depot, killing one person and wounding five, St. Petersburg Gov. Alexander Beglov said, the Associated Press reported via CBC. Russia's Defense Ministry said it destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, Crimea and the Black Sea, one of the largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes come as President Trump has criticized Kyiv for hitting Russian oil sites, and a Russian attack on Zaporizhzhia on Saturday killed a woman and wounded at least two others, including a 6-year-old girl, local officials said.

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