Russia says it downed 57 Ukrainian drones over Leningrad region; video shows fires near St. Petersburg's port

File, Nov 2024: aerial view of the Port of St. Petersburg · not from Oct 18 — Photo: Vasilii Martynov · CC0 via Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Oct 18: Russia says it downed 57 Ukrainian drones over Leningrad region; debris hit 4 cars and sparked a fire, the governor says. Pulkovo halted flights. Video shows fires near St. Petersburg's port, unverified.

What: Russia says it downed 57 Ukrainian drones over Leningrad region; video shows fires near St. Petersburg's port
Where: Europe
When: 2026-10-18
Source: RIA Novosti
Credit: Photo: Vasilii Martynov · CC0 via Wikimedia Commons
License: CC0
Details: File photo, not the event

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