{
  "id": 19425149,
  "title": "Russia shoots down 92 drones over Leningrad region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/russia-shoots-down-92-drones-over-leningrad-region",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:55:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/11/russia-shoots-down-92-drones-over-leningrad-region"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russia launched a series of drone attacks over the Leningrad region northeast of Moscow on Wednesday morning, with Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko reporting that 92 drones were downed in the assault, according to a Telegram message. The targeted area is home to the Baltic Sea ports of Ust-Luga, Primorsk, and Vysotsk, as well as the Kirishi oil refinery, Russia's second-largest, making the region crucial for the nation's oil and grain exports. However, Reuters was unable to independently verify the reported figure. A drone had previously struck the Kirishi refinery on Monday, causing a fire and the death of a local woman. Both Latvia and Lithuania have advised residents to take shelter due to the threat of unidentified drones entering their airspace from either Russia or Belarus, and NATO fighter jets have been mobilized in response. In Ukraine, a drone attack left part of Kryvyi Rih, an industrial city and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown, without power, according to an official's Telegram post. These incidents occur amid renewed efforts for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as representatives from both nations convened in Abu Dhabi for discussions that are set to resume on Wednesday.",
  "summary": "Ukrainian forces appear to have targeted Russia’s Baltic ports of Ust-Luga, Primorsk and Vysotsk, vital for oil and grain exports, and the country’s second-largest oil refinery at Kirishi.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Ukraine reportedly strikes Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port as drones attack regions across Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/ukraine-reportedly-strikes-ust-luga-baltic-sea-port-as-drones-attack",
        "published": "2026-11-11T00:59:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}