Large-scale drone attack on the Leningrad Region; 1 woman and 3 children hospitalized
A woman and three children have been hospitalized in the Vsevolozhsky District of the Leningrad Region, Russia, after debris from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fell onto a residential building. All of them exhibited symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, reported Governor Alexander Drozdenko.
The governor stated that 135 unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down over the Leningrad Region.
"Debris from a UAV fell onto an apartment building in Gatchina. In the settlement of Novoselye, in the Lomonosov District, 55 parked cars were damaged. Emergency power outages have occurred. Specialists are carrying out repair and restoration work, and the power supply is being promptly restored." "At this moment, two transformer substations in Yanino remain powered down," the governor wrote on his Telegram channel.
Fifty apartment buildings, home to approximately 20,000 people, are without electricity.
There are no casualties in the Gatchina and Lomonosov districts.
"In the Vsevolozhsky District, a fire broke out after debris from a UAV fell onto a residential building. Four people—a woman and three children—have been hospitalized. All of them are showing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning," the official noted.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov reported that the UAV attack caused fires at the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, as well as at civilian infrastructure facilities in various districts of St. Petersburg. "Tonight, St. Petersburg was subjected to an attack by Ukrainian Nazis using military-grade drones. Air defense systems are engaged. Currently, emergency response teams are extinguishing fires at civilian infrastructure sites in the Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeysky, and Moskovsky districts, as well as on the premises of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal. For safety reasons, operations at Pulkovo Airport have been restricted," stated Beglov.
According to preliminary data, there are no casualties. Disruptions to mobile internet service are possible.
An operational headquarters is coordinating the activities of municipal services and interdepartmental cooperation.
