Russia: Huge flames and smoke rise over St Petersburg after drone strikes

Footage shared on social media showed a major blaze at a warehouse operated by Ozon , Russia 's second-largest online retailer, which said its logistics centre had been struck. Other images showed thick smoke rising from the area of the St Petersburg Oil Terminal , while an oil refinery and depot were also reportedly hit. St Petersburg's governor, Alexander Beglov , confirmed that air-defence systems had been activated after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on the city overnight, while Leningrad Region governor Alexander Drozdenko initially reported that 126 drones had been shot down over the surrounding region. He later raised that figure to 144 , with some reports putting it at 145 .