Fire Breaks Out at Ust-Luga Port After Ukrainian Drone Attack
Regional authorities said firefighters later managed to put out the blaze at the major oil export terminal.
A fire erupted at Russia's Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga, a significant oil export hub, following a drone attack from Ukraine on Friday, regional officials reported. Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko stated that firefighters successfully extinguished the blaze in the morning, with no injuries reported. He provided no information on the damage caused to the facility.
Earlier, Drozdenko announced that over 50 drones were shot down by air defenses across the Leningrad region, near St. Petersburg. In a separate incident, drone debris damaged an outer wall at a warehouse belonging to the online giant Wildberries, located in the Tver region. This follows a series of targeted strikes on commercial logistics centers.
In the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine, a person riding a bicycle was fatally struck by a drone on Friday morning. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have intercepted 553 Ukrainian drones within Russia and annexed Crimea between Thursday night and Friday morning. On Friday, NATO fighter jets intercepted and shot down a drone that violated Latvia's airspace.
Nearby Finland temporarily restricted movement in parts of the Baltic Sea to counter potential air threats. The Moscow Times, facing unprecedented challenges, has been labeled as an undesirable organization by Russia's Prosecutor General's Office, threatening legal action against its staff.
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