# Ukraine sets Saint Petersburg refinery ablaze in large-scale drone attack

https://mins.news/en/item/105102

- France 24, 2026-10-18 12:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261018-ukraine-sets-saint-petersburg-refinery-ablaze-in-large-scale-drone-attack

> A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s second-largest city, Saint Petersburg, killed at least one person and sent five others to hospital on Sunday. Fires also broke out at an oil refinery and depot, as Kyiv accused Russia of violating Washington’s “energy ceasefire” dozens of times.

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