Ukrainian drone attack hits oil terminal and port in Saint Petersburg region, Russia

A column of black smoke is seen over the port of Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, following a Ukrainian drone attack.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, was the target of a Ukrainian drone attack during the early hours of this Saturday (4). A local port and oil terminal were hit. The information is from the Reuters news agency.
The governor of Saint Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, stated that the city, with 6 million inhabitants, was the target of a "large-scale" drone attack, which hit the oil terminal. According to him, there were no casualties, and the consequences of the attack have already been controlled.
Alexander Drozdenko, governor of the neighboring Leningrad region, reported that a drone hit the area of the port of Vysotsk, about 170 kilometers northwest of Saint Petersburg, on the Baltic Sea. The port handles oil, grains, coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Drozdenko stated that 72 drones were shot down over the region and that there was light damage in several villages. He did not say what the impact of the attack was on the port of Vysotsk.
In a Telegram post, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said: "Ukraine's defense forces hit the oil port infrastructure that generates revenue for Russia's war and also attacked Kronstadt, an important military target located more than 850 kilometers from the Ukrainian border."
Russia has not confirmed that Kronstadt, an important naval base near St. Petersburg, has been achieved. Ukraine had already attacked the base in a previous offensive, in June.
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Offensive
This year, Ukraine intensified attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, causing significant damage to refineries and contributing to gasoline shortages in different regions of the country.
Russian state agency TASS reported that President Vladimir Putin sanctioned, on Saturday, changes to the tax code aimed at supporting the domestic oil market. fuels. The measures include tax incentives for the production of high-octane gasoline through fuel blending.
In the city of Gatchina in the Leningrad region, a Reuters witness saw long queues at gas stations on Friday, with some establishments running completely out of fuel.
A resident waiting in line, identified only as Gennadiy, told Reuters:
"Queuing after work is definitely not fun, and on some days I will have to stand in line at new, because I'm going to run out of gas again."
In other regions, the governor of Bryansk and the Russian-installed governor of Crimea reported that drone strikes killed one person in each location and left several injured.
South of St. Petersburg, the governor of the Pskov region reported that more than 30 drones were shot down overnight. According to him, there was minor damage and some injuries, including at a factory in the city of Velikiye Luki.

Source: G1