Kyiv carried out an attack involving 1,000-plus drones that sparked fires at Russia’s Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Ruchi oil depot, according to local and Russian officials.
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A fire broke out at Russia’s Petersburg Oil Terminal and the city’s Ruchi oil depot on Sunday after what Ukrainian authorities said was an attack that involved more than 1,000 drones across Russia, according to local Governor Alexander Beglov.
Beglov said one person was killed and five others were wounded in the attack.
Russian authorities also reported strikes affecting other facilities, including a logistics centre linked to retailer Ozon and a data centre for tech company VK, with both companies confirming they were targeted.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its forces destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, as well as over Crimea, which Russia annexed, and over the Black Sea.
The incident also came as Ukraine and the United States disputed the continuation of attacks on Russian oil infrastructure. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Kyiv was “resisting” Moscow’s invasion, adding that Ukraine could not “change the current course of events.”
In southern Ukraine, Russia carried out two attacks on the city of Zaporizhzhia, local officials said. Mykhailo Semikin, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said a woman died and at least two other people were wounded, including a 6-year-old girl, and that two apartment buildings, 18 cars and an educational institution were damaged.
The oil and energy strikes occurred after President Donald Trump said on Oct. 11 that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” while offering no details. Ukraine later resumed attacks on Russian oil after a three-day pause.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia did not halt its own bombardment after Trump’s announcement and wrote on X that, in the week since the energy ceasefire was announced, Russia attacked Ukraine’s energy, oil and gas sectors 76 times, including attacks in four regions in the prior night.
Trump told reporters Saturday that he was still deciding on further sanctions on Russia despite a Friday executive order waiving planned restrictions, saying: “We’ll figure it out, and you’ll figure it out. But it’s a very good decision, and it’s going to be a decision that’s good for the country, and I think good for the world.”
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