Drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal, one of the largest in the Baltics

The terminal is located in the Grand Port of St. Petersburg and handles up to 12.5 million tons of oil products per year.

On the night of October 18, drones struck the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, one of the largest bulk cargo transshipment complexes in the Baltic region. This was reported by Russian media.

Other facilities were also hit. In the Krasnogvardeysky district, the Strumki oil depot with a total capacity of 3,900 cubic meters caught fire, which is used to store AI-92, AI-95 gasoline and diesel fuel. The drone also hit the cable-stayed bridge over the Ship Channel, 4.5 km from the oil terminal. This bridge is part of the Western High-Speed ​​Diameter toll highway.

The Governor of the Leningrad Region, Alexander Drozdenko, announced the alleged shooting down of 95 drones over the region, according to other sources, the region was attacked by about 200 drones. As a result of the strikes, about 20 thousand people were left without electricity, and the work of Pulkovo Airport was limited.

Reference. The terminal is located on the territory of the Great Port of St. Petersburg and occupies about 37 hectares. Its infrastructure includes 21 tanks with a total volume of over 140 thousand cubic meters, railway overpasses and berths. The design capacity is 12.5 million tons of oil products per year. The enterprise was founded in 1995 on the basis of old port facilities, through which Russia ships oil products, including for export.

The St. Petersburg oil terminal has already become a target before – in particular, on June 3, 2026, on the opening day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.