{
  "id": 15395207,
  "title": "Ukraine hits multiple Russian sites in massive retaliatory attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ukraine-hits-multiple-russian-sites-in-massive-retaliatory-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T10:35:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/18/ukraine-hits-multiple-russian-sites-in-massive-retaliatory-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukraine launched a massive retaliatory attack on Russian infrastructure, targeting several key sites across the Saint Petersburg and Leningrad region overnight. The assault primarily focused on energy, digital, and transport networks, with drones striking critical facilities including the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchi oil depot, VK data center, and Vostochnaya substation. The Vostochnaya substation, a 330 kV power installation, suffered damage, leaving thousands without electricity. Fires erupted at an Ozon warehouse and a Ruchi oil depot, compounding the chaos. Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko of Leningrad Oblast confirmed that approximately 150 drones were shot down during the attack, which saw Ukraine launch hundreds of drones in total. President Volodymyr Zelensky highlighted that Russia had launched 2,700 drones, 1,700 aerial bombs, and 66 missiles in the past week, targeting energy facilities to create a blackout. He expressed Ukraine's frustration with Russia's continued aggression despite recent sanctions relief, accusing Moscow of profiting from the war.",
  "summary": "Ukraine's latest retaliatory strikes on Russia targeted several sites in an overnight assault, with drones hitting energy, digital and transport infrastructure. The targets were mostly within Saint Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region, including St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, the main fuel export hub on the Baltic. Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko of Leningrad Oblast said about 150 […]…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ukraine strikes multiple Russian energy, digital, and transport sites",
    "Vostochnaya substation damaged, leaving thousands without power",
    "Russia launched 2,700 drones, 1,700 aerial bombs in past week"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Ukraine strikes oil facility in St. Petersburg as part of ‘massive’ drone attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ukraine-strikes-oil-facility-in-st-petersburg-as-part-of-massive",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:40:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/oil-facilities-hit-in-deadly-overnight-attack-on-st-petersburg",
        "published": "2026-10-18T11:57:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}