Ukrainian military drone, public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia 

The UK Mirror reports:    Russian air defences were overwhelmed as drones carried out a strike on the oil terminal, which has a capacity of 12.5 million tons, in Vladimir Putin’s home city St Petersburg.  18 Oct 2026Updated 14:31, 18 Oct 2026  Excerpt:

Vladimir Putin’s home city of St Petersburg has been hit by a massive Ukrainian blitz which left an oil depot burning in a move likely to further enrage Donald Trump

Flames exploded into the city’s sky as Ukraine also hit a key data centre, a key 2,035-ft bridge, and a heating and power plant.

The attack on the data centre linked to VK – Russia’s Facebook – reportedly led to massive and critical disruption to services, including cloud platforms.

The attack on St Petersburg Oil Terminal, which caused huge explosions, comes after Trump claimed last weekend that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire”.

Multiple attacks on energy facilities have followed, with Ukraine launching a major attack on a Russian refinery in Ryazan, south east of Moscow, on Thursday, and Russia attacking Ukrainian power plants from Friday evening into Saturday morning.

Slava Ukraine!