Ukraine drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal, Vysotsk port
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- St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said the city of 6 million came under a 'large-scale' drone attack overnight on Saturday (July 4, 2026), though he disclosed no specific targets; local outlet Bumaga reported a fire at the city's oil terminal.
- Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko said drones struck the port of Vysotsk, about 170 km northwest of St Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland, a facility that handles oil, grain, coal and liquefied natural gas exports.
- Russian air defenses shot down 72 drones over the Leningrad region, per Drozdenko — a figure not echoed by the city authorities, who offered no damage assessment.
- Ukraine has intensified strikes on Russian energy infrastructure through 2026 in a campaign that has already caused fuel shortages in parts of Russia, according to the report.
- St Petersburg, roughly 900 km from Ukrainian-held territory, has been a periodic drone target this year, with prior strikes hitting the oil terminal and a moored warship during the June St Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Why it matters: Ukraine's overnight strike hit two Russian energy export assets — the St Petersburg oil terminal and the Vysotsk oil-and-LNG port on the Gulf of Finland — deepening a 2026 campaign that has already triggered fuel shortages inside Russia and pushed attacks into a city 900 km from Ukrainian-held territory.
