Explosions occurred and a major fire broke out at a Novatek company terminal at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia's Leningrad region.

Explosions occurred at the Novatek terminal in Ust-Luga

A terminal at the port of Ust-Luga is on fire

Local residents reported hearing the sound of a drone before the explosions

The burning terminal is either an oil terminal or a coal terminal

The causes of the explosion and fire remain unknown

A fire broke out on the night of 20-21 January at one of the Commercial Sea Port's terminals in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. According to Russian media reports, a coal terminal is on fire. Before the fire, witnesses reported hearing two explosions. Approximately 150 people have been evacuated from the facility.

According to the Russian authorities, the fire broke out at the Novatek terminal in Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast. No casualties have been reported.

The strike was the result of a planned operation by the Security Service of Ukraine, according to an unnamed source in the agency cited by Ukrainska Pravda.

A fire broke out at a natural gas terminal in the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, 110 kilometers west of St Petersburg near the Estonian border.

Explosions and fire occurred at the Novatek terminal in Ust-Luga port on the night of January 21, 2024.

Local residents reported hearing drone flight and two explosions prior to the fire.

Governor Oleksandr Drozdenko stated there were no casualties.