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Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes on Sunday, killing three people and injuring 21, officials on both sides said, according to Anadolu Agency.
Ukrainian drones targeted oil facilities and an “Ozon” logistics center in St. Petersburg, as well as the data center of Russian social media company “VK” in the Leningrad region.
One person was killed and five were injured in St. Petersburg, Governor Alexander Beglov said on Telegram. The city’s oil terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot and industrial warehouses caught fire during what he called a “massive” drone attack.
Beglov said 12 apartment buildings and two private homes were damaged, while emergency crews continued to fight the fires.
A logistics facility operated by “Ozon” was also hit, causing a fire and prompting staff to evacuate. The company said nobody was injured there.
Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said four people were hospitalized. Drone debris fell on an apartment building in Gatchina, while 55 parked vehicles were damaged in Novosyolye, he said.
An emergency power outage affected 50 apartment buildings, leaving about 20,000 people without electricity, Drozdenko added.
“VKontakte” said its data center in the Leningrad region was also targeted, but its services remained available.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones overnight over Russian territory, Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, and the Black Sea.
Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 512 drones headed toward the Moscow region overnight, most of which were destroyed by air defenses at a distance from the capital.
Russian strikes hit residential areas in Ukraine
In Ukraine, two people were killed and 12 others injured in Russian overnight strikes on residential buildings across the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
In a post on the US social media platform “X”, Zelenskyy accused Moscow of “deliberately” attacking Ukraine’s energy, oil and gas sectors 76 times since US President Donald Trump announced an energy truce between Kyiv and Moscow last week.
He said Moscow targeted substations overnight in the Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi and Odesa regions, leaving “tens of thousands” of families without electricity.
Zelenskyy said Russia had attacked Ukraine over the past week with nearly 2,700 attack drones, 1,700 aerial bombs and 66 missiles, most of them ballistic, adding that energy facilities were the main targets.
“And America should see that Russia is not taking any reciprocal steps in response to sanctions relief or agreements,” he said. “On the contrary, they take every signal of an opportunity to make money as proof that their bet on war is paying off and they can keep fighting.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces launched overnight strikes on Ukrainian logistics centers, ports and vessels allegedly used to support Ukraine’s armed forces.
The ministry said a logistics center operated by Ukrainian postal company “Nova Poshta” in Rivne was hit. It alleged that the facility stored and distributed dual-use goods, including components for long- and medium-range drones.
It also said a cargo ship carrying military and dual-use goods was hit at sea about 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of the port of Odesa.
Ukraine’s Air Force said its air defenses shot down or suppressed 152 Russian drones during the overnight attack.
Independent verification of the claims remains difficult because of the ongoing war.
