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Fires erupt at St Petersburg oil sites as Ukraine unleashes 1,000+ drones on Russia

Fires erupt at St Petersburg oil sites as Ukraine unleashes 1,000+ drones on Russia

Fires erupted at two oil facilities in St Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday after Ukrainian drone attacks killed one person and injured five others. Russia claimed to have downed 1,015 Ukrainian drones across its territory, including Crimea and the Black Sea region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Moscow of continuing attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure despite a proposed energy ceasefire.

The strikes targeted the Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchi oil depot, a logistics center belonging to Russian retailer Ozon and a data center operated by technology company VK. Russia's Ministry of Defence reported destroying 1,015 Ukrainian drones across 15 Russian regions. Meanwhile, a woman and a six-year-old girl were killed and injured in two drone strikes on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia.

Zelenskyy alleged 76 attacks on the energy sector in recent days, stating that families remained without power and Moscow was attempting to cause a blackout.

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