Ukraine launches over 1,000 drones in massive attack on Russian oil facilities and infrastructure in St. Petersburg

Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on October 19, 2026, as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest aerial bombardments. The attack killed one person and injured five others, sparking fires at the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the city's Ruchi oil depot. A logistics center and a data center were also targeted. Russia's Defense Ministry claimed to have destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions.