Drone Flies Over Putin's Palace: GUR Attacks Largest Oil Depot In St. Petersburg

Ukrainian intelligence reports that important targets have been hit.

The drone attack on an oil depot in the Leningrad region of Russia on the night of Thursday 18 January is a special operation of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence.

One of the drones also flew over the estates of Russian oligarchs and the palace of dictator Vladimir Putin.

A source in the intelligence services told NV.

"During the operation, one of the UAVs flew over Valday, where the personal estates of oligarchs Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, former CEO of Bank Rossiya Yuri Kovalchuk and one of the palaces of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin are located," the source told the publication.

The source noted that the military facilities of St Petersburg and the Leningrad region are now within range of Ukrainian forces and means. There are already confirmed hits on targets.

As sources in the GUR told RBC-Ukraine, the GUR is operating "with the use of modern Ukrainian means".

Data collection is still ongoing, but there are already confirmed hits on targets.

Overnight drone attack on Russia on 18 January

On the night of 18 January, Russian media reported that Ukrainian drones had attacked the St Petersburg oil terminal in the Leningrad region of Russia.

According to preliminary data, a total of three drones were launched, two of which were downed by the REB and crashed in the Gulf of Finland. The third UAV was reportedly shot down over the territory of the oil terminal at around half past two in the morning.

Russian telegram channels reported that the wreckage of the drone landed in the open area of one of the port's elevator yards between fuel oil tanks. After falling, the drone exploded, causing a fire. The burning area was 130 square metres.

It was noted that the drone was flying through the Bryansk, Smolensk, Tver and Novgorod regions. There were no casualties.

It should be noted that the St Petersburg oil terminal is the largest Russian terminal for the transhipment of oil products in the Baltic region.