On the night of June 3, Ukrainian drones attacked Russia's Leningrad Region, regional governor Alexander Drozdenko reported.
According to Drozdenko, the raid lasted from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. A total of 50 drones were shot down during that time. The governor did not provide details about the consequences of the attack.
Explosions were reportedly heard in the Admiralteysky, Vasileostrovsky, Primorsky, and Krasnoselsky districts of Saint Petersburg.
In the Kirovsky district, the attack triggered a fire at the Petersburg Oil Terminal, the largest oil transshipment complex in Russia on the Baltic Sea. The facility has an annual handling capacity of 12.5 million tonnes and includes 21 petroleum product storage tanks. The enterprise is considered strategically important for Russia's security.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed strikes on the Petersburg Oil Terminal, targets at the Kronstadt naval base, and an enterprise in Russia’s Tambov region.
The head of state announced this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
“We have good results from our long-range sanctions carried out by the warriors of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Special Operations Forces, military intelligence, and the State Border Guard Service. Important facilities on Russian territory were struck last night. Among them was the Petersburg Oil Terminal. The distance from Ukraine’s state border to this Russian oil industry facility, which supports the war effort, is about 1,100 kilometers,” he said.
The attack on the terminal took place on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which is being held from June 3 to June 6.
Amid the drone raid, more than 29 flights were delayed at Pulkovo Airport.
The city of Michurinsk in the Tambov Region was also targeted during the night. According to Astra, the target of the attack was the Progress Plant, which produces equipment for aviation and missile control systems.
The facility had previously been targeted in February of this year, as well as in June 2025 and December 2024.
