A fire broke out at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal on the morning of July 4 following reports of a drone attack. This was reported by OSINT analysts from the ASTRA project.
After analyzing the released footage, analysts determined that the source of the fire was located at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, near the Grand Port of St. Petersburg.
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According to preliminary reports, one of the videos shows a railroad tank car, rather than a fuel storage tank, burning on the terminal's access tracks. The attack continued, and the number of fire hotspots increased.
At around 4:00 a.m., Alexander Drozdenko, governor of Leningrad Oblast, warned of the threat of drone attacks and a possible slowdown in mobile internet speeds. He later stated that two UAVs had been shot down over the region, and around 8 a.m., he clarified that air defense forces had allegedly destroyed 67 drones so far.
At the same time, the governor of St. Petersburg has not publicly commented on reports of the attack or the fire.
The St. Petersburg Oil Terminal is one of the largest facilities for the transshipment of crude oil and petroleum products in northwestern russia. It facilitates the transfer of products between rail, pipeline, and maritime transport and is designated as a strategic enterprise for the security of the russian federation.
According to ASTRA, this facility had already been attacked by drones in early June. At that time, satellite imagery confirmed the strike, and a fire broke out at the terminal following the attack. russian authorities reported casualties but did not disclose any details.
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