Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Facilities Near St. Petersburg; Russia Bombs Sumy

Ukraine has reportedly carried out drone attacks targeting Russian oil facilities in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, located on the Baltic Sea. Alexander Drosdenko, the governor of the Leningrad region, stated that 67 enemy drones were shot down, though this claim lacks independent verification. However, the number suggests a significant assault.

According to the state-run TASS news agency, parts of drones fell in the port of Vysotsk on the Gulf of Finland, an area known for its large oil loading terminal. Videos circulating on Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels also indicate that the oil port of St. Petersburg itself may have been hit. The city's administration has not yet provided official comments on potential damage within the city limits.

The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed drone attacks in the Leningrad region but did not specify hits within St. Petersburg. The ministry also reported intercepting over 389 Ukrainian combat drones nationwide during the night. This follows a previous incident in early June when Ukraine set tanks ablaze in the St. Petersburg oil port just as the International Economic Forum was set to begin.

In a separate development, at least four people were killed and 27 injured in a Russian bombing raid on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Friday evening, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Emergency services are reportedly searching for individuals trapped under the rubble of a residential building. The Sumy regional administration reported that the Russian air force attacked the city center with six glide bombs, which are launched from Russian airspace and guided to their targets over long distances.

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67 enemy drones were shot down.