Drone attack and explosions: oil terminal ablaze in Russia's St Petersburg – photos, video

A fire has broken out in Russia's St Petersburg following an attack by dozens of drones, with Telegram channels reporting that an oil terminal is on fire.

Source: Astra, a Russian media outlet; Telegram channels; Leningrad Oblast Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko

Details: Drozdenko reported at around 04:00 that three drones had been downed over Leningrad Oblast.

Astra reported that residents of St Petersburg had heard explosions and seen a fire in the city.

Telegram channels reported an attack on the St Petersburg Oil Terminal and posted photos and videos of the blaze.

Drozdenko reported at around 06:00 that Leningrad Oblast had come under attack by 30 drones.

Russian media outlets also said that over 20 departing flights had been delayed or cancelled at St Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport.

Update: Astra confirmed that the drone attack had set fire to the St Petersburg Oil Terminal, the largest oil refining complex in north-western Russia.

According to Russian media outlets and Telegram channels, the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which is expected to be attended by representatives of foreign businesses, begins in the city on 3 June.

Residents of St Petersburg reported many explosions and a large fire in the city on the morning of 3 June.

After analysing multiple videos and photographs of the blaze posted by eyewitnesses, Astra concluded that the St Petersburg Oil Terminal had been hit in the drone attack and was on fire.

Drozdenko reported at around 07:00 that 50 drones had been downed over Leningrad Oblast.

Background: Telegram channels reported on the night of 2-3 June that the Progress plant in the town of Michurinsk in Russia's Tambov Oblast had come under attack and caught fire. The facility manufactures equipment for aircraft and missile control systems.

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