MOSCOW : Alexander Drozdenko, governor of Russia’s Leningrad region, confirmed that the drone attack targeted the port area, triggering a fire that prompted an emergency response.
Firefighters were deployed to the site and were working to bring the blaze under control, he said.
Ust-Luga, located on Russia’s Baltic Sea coast, is one of the country’s major oil export hubs and has been repeatedly targeted by Ukrainian drone attacks amid the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv.
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Drozdenko also reported that Russian air defence systems had shot down 146 drones overnight across the Leningrad region.
Meanwhile, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported that approximately 18 flights were either cancelled or delayed at Pulkovo Airport, the main international airport serving St. Petersburg, following the overnight developments.
The latest attack comes as Russia and Ukraine continue US-mediated talks aimed at making progress towards ending the war.
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