{
  "id": 15398653,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T10:40:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-strikes-oil-facility-st-petersburg-part-massive-drone-attack/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday morning, Ukraine launched a series of drone strikes against an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, Russian state media reported. According to Alexander Beglov, the governor of St. Petersburg, the attack was \"massive\" and resulted in fires being extinguished at the Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpino district. One person was confirmed dead, with several others suffering injuries. This comes amid a surge in attacks on each other's infrastructure by Kyiv and Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had recently ordered the resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries after a three-day pause. Zelenskyy highlighted the ongoing Russian attacks, stating that nearly 2,700 drone attacks, 1,700 aerial bombs, and 66 missiles had been launched against Ukraine in just one week. The U.S. was urged to recognize Russia's lack of reciprocal measures following any sanctions relief or agreements. Meanwhile, Lithuania reported a suspected drone self-detonating in its airspace while heading towards Latvia. NATO air defense jets responded to the incident near the Latvian border. Lithuania's defense minister proposed a joint investigation with Poland following reports of an unidentified object entering Polish airspace following a Russian attack on Ukraine.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week he had ordered the resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries following a three-day pause.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/15398653.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:35:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Ukraine sets Saint Petersburg refinery ablaze in attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ukraine-sets-saint-petersburg-refinery-ablaze-in-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:14:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Ukraine sets Saint Petersburg refinery ablaze in large-scale drone attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ukraine-sets-saint-petersburg-refinery-ablaze-in-large-scale-drone",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:47:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}