# Ukraine launches mass drone attack on St. Petersburg, hitting oil facility and data center

https://mins.news/en/item/105303

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-18 16:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-st-petersburg-slammed-by-drones-in-mass-ukrainian-attack/

> Ukrainian forces struck an oil terminal, a data center and a bridge in St. Petersburg overnight on Oct. 18, according to Russian officials and media. Russia's Leningrad Oblast governor said 127 drones were shot down; the attack killed one person, injured five and damaged homes. Zelensky said the U.S. had resumed sharing intelligence on Russian missile launches.

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