Drones attacked a VKontakte data center and a substation in the village of Novosergievka, Leningrad Region, causing widespread service disruptions and an emergency power outage affecting approximately 20,000 people.

Drones attacked a data center belonging to VK (“VKontakte”) and a substation in Novosergievka, Leningrad Region.

Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenco stated that a drone attack in the region caused an emergency power outage, leaving about 20,000 people without electricity.

Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal, a data center, and a bridge in a large-scale overnight attack on St. Petersburg on Oct. 18.

St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed the attack, reporting fires at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpinsky District.

According to Beglov, one person was killed and five others injured, while 12 apartment buildings and two houses were damaged.

Ukrainian drone manufacturer Fire Point claimed that its FP-1 attack drone was used to strike the terminal.

A Ukrainian drone attack early Sunday morning, Oct. 18, struck fuel transshipment infrastructure... Beglov acknowledged impacts at the Petersburg Oil Terminal (PNT) alongside damage to additional infrastructure sites.

Following a massive attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the Leningrad Oblast, the 'Ruchyi' oil depot in the Krasnogvardeisky District of St Petersburg caught fire.