# Blazes erupt at St. Petersburg oil sites as Kyiv launches over 1,000 drones at Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/105033

- CBC News, 2026-10-18 10:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/fire-russian-oil-sites-ukrain-drone-attacks-9.7385770?cmp=rss

> Ukrainian attacks set an oil export terminal in St. Petersburg ablaze on Sunday. Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest aerial bombardments to date.

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