{
  "id": 15433410,
  "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-15433410",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T14:48:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ukraine-russia-saint-petersburg-strike-6469746"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saint Petersburg experienced a large-scale drone attack on Sunday (Oct 18), causing fires at an oil refinery and depot, according to Moscow. This attack was part of Ukraine’s retaliation for Russia’s continuous violation of an alleged energy ceasefire, which was announced by US President Donald Trump. Ukraine accuses Russia of attacking their energy, oil, and gas facilities 76 times since the ceasefire was proposed. The Saint Petersburg governor reported one fatality and five hospitalizations due to the attack, while flights were restricted at the city’s Pulkovo airport. Russia claimed to have shot down 144 Ukrainian drones in the city, making it the largest attack on Saint Petersburg since the start of the 2022 war.",
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      {
        "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": "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"
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      {
        "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": "Le Monde English",
        "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-15430723",
        "published": "2026-10-18T13:21:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Russia: Huge flames and smoke rise over St Petersburg after drone strikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/russia-huge-flames-and-smoke-rise-over-st-petersburg-after-drone",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:45:31.000Z"
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  "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."
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