Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal and nearby port

Smoke rises from fires after drone attacks on oil and port facilities in the St Petersburg region in this screengrab from a video posted to social media by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photograph: zelenskyy_official

Ukraine launched a big overnight drone attack on St Petersburg and the surrounding area, hitting the city’s oil terminal and port infrastructure in the wider region.

The St Petersburg governor, Alexander Beglov, said the city had been subjected to a “large-scale” drone attack that had hit its oil terminal. He said there were no casualties and the aftermath of the attack had been dealt with.