{"id":431511,"date":"2026-10-18T21:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/431511\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T21:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T21:31:08","slug":"st-petersburg-oil-site-burns-as-1000-ukrainian-drones-bite-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/431511\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg oil site burns as 1,000 Ukrainian drones bite Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainian drone strikes set an oil export terminal ablaze in St. Petersburg Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones across Russia in one of its largest aerial bombardments to date.<\/p>\n<p>The attack comes amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington , with U.S. President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/world\/americas\/trump-feud-with-zelenskyy-raises-fears-over-ukraine-aid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">criticizing Kyiv for its strikes<\/a> on Russian oil infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>One person was killed and five more were wounded in the attack, which sparked fires at both the Petersburg Oil Terminal and the city\u2019s Ruchi oil depot, said local Gov. Alexander Beglov.<\/p>\n<p>A logistics center belonging to Russian retailer Ozon and a data center for local tech giant VK were also targeted, both companies confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Defense Ministry said Sunday that its forces had destroyed 1,015 Ukrainian drones over 15 Russian regions, as well as the annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea and the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a data-fancybox=\"gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/466191.jpg\" data-caption=\"People watch the burning oil terminal following an air attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 18, 2026. (AFP Photo)\"><br \/>\n                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/466191.jpg\" alt=\"People watch the burning oil terminal following an air attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 18, 2026. (AFP Photo)\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none';\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><br \/>\n                     People watch the burning oil terminal following an air attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 18, 2026. (AFP Photo) <\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian state news agnecy Tass that Kyiv was &#8220;resisting&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/world\/europe\/russia-launches-military-operation-against-ukraine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moscow&#8217;s invasion<\/a>, but that Ukraine could not &#8220;change the current course of events.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a woman died and at least two other people were wounded, including a 6-year-old girl, after Russia launched two attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, local officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Two apartment buildings, 18 cars and an educational institution were damaged as a result of the attack, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration Mykhailo Semikin said.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 11 that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/world\/europe\/trumps-energy-truce-claim-baffles-kyiv-as-russian-strikes-continue\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">energy cease-fire<\/a>&#8221; in the 4 1\/2-year-old war, but offered no details on it and Kyiv reported attacks by Moscow on energy sites after his statement.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine confirmed Thursday it had resumed attacks on Russian oil after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysabah.com\/world\/europe\/ukraine-bins-energy-cease-fire-with-attacks-on-russian-refineries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">three-day hiatus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy was outraged by Russia&#8217;s continuing aerial bombardment of his country&#8217;s energy infrastructure in apparent defiance of Trump&#8217;s demand Sunday for both sides to halt those attacks. The Ukrainian government initially said that it was heeding the cease-fire.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X Sunday, Zelenskyy said that in the week since Trump\u2019s announcement of an energy cease-fire, Russia had attacked Ukraine\u2019s energy, oil and gas sectors 76 times.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that in the past night alone, energy facilities in four Ukrainian regions had been attacked and tens of thousands of families were still without power. He accused Russia of trying to cause a blackout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;America should see that Russia is not taking any reciprocal steps in response to sanctions relief or agreements. 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,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy also stressed that the war was continuing due to Russia\u2019s invasion \u2013 not because Ukraine was defending itself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is Russia that must face pressure for peace to have a chance. Thank you to everyone who understands this and helps,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters Saturday that they don\u2019t know what his decision is yet regarding further sanctions on Russia, despite the executive order he signed Friday night waiving planned restrictions, citing a U.S. national interest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ll figure it out, and you\u2019ll figure it out. But it\u2019s a very good decision, and it\u2019s going to be a decision that\u2019s good for the country, and I think good for the world,&#8221; Trump said at a fundraising dinner at his Florida estate.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/JN9LXf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    The Daily Sabah Newsletter\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,<br \/>\n                    it\u2019s region and the world.\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    SIGN ME UP\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    You can unsubscribe at any time. 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