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Ukraine launches more than 1,000 drones at Russia as spat between Trump and Zelenskyy continues
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Ukrainian attacks have set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg. Kyiv launched over 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest aerial bombardments.
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Key developments on Oct. 16: * Drone attack sparks fire at industrial facility in Russia's Surgut district, governor says * Pope Leo urges Putin to allow humanitarian aid, evacuations from Russian-occupied Oleshky * Ukrainian military strikes million-dollar Russian radar in Krasnodar Krai, General S…
Eyewitness footage taken by St. Petersburg residents show what appears to be Ukrainian drones flying through the air and the city's air defense systems at work.
Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes came amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with U.S.
By Tim Lister and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched one of its biggest drone attacks this year on Russia overnight on Saturday, hitting a key oil terminal in defiance of US President Donald Trump’s demand it stop hitting Russian energy infrastructure.
A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's second-largest city Saint Petersburg killed at least one person and hospitalised another five on Sunday. The attack – which also sparked fires at an oil refinery and depot – comes as Kyiv accused Russia of violating Washington's "energy ceasefire" doz…
Ukrainian attacks set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday, as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest ever aerial bombardments. The attack comes amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with President Donald Trump criticizing Kyiv…
Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Russia overnight Sunday, striking a major oil terminal in St. Petersburg and a data center, knocking out power to thousands of residents and causing fires. Russian state media described the attack as “one of the biggest drone attacks of the year,” according…
Ukrainian attacks have set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg. Kyiv launched over 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest aerial bombardments.
According to a report from the Daily Mirror, Vladimir Putin’s home city of St Petersburg was struck overnight in a large Ukrainian drone assault that set a major oil terminal ablaze, a blow likely to deepen tensions with Donald Trump.
Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St. Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war.
The strikes came as tensions between Ukraine and Washington deepened, with U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing Kyiv’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.
Key developments on Oct. 17-18 * Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits oil facility, bridge, and data center in St. Petersburg * US resumes intel sharing on Russian missile launches with Ukraine, Zelensky says * Ukraine hits Russian drone manufacturing plant in Rostov Oblast * 'Planned operation' — Ze…
