Leningrad Oblast

Drones target Moscow, Leningrad, Yaroslavl oblasts

The Russian Federal Aviation Authority, Rosaviatsia, imposed temporary flight restrictions at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, and Tunoshna Airport in Yaroslavl Oblast overnight in response to a drone attack, the Astra Telegram channel reported on April 3.

3 April, 09:27 AM

Ukrainian attacks will force Russia to cut oil output

Cuts to Russian crude oil output are now inevitable because Ukrainian attacks have reduced Russia’s export capacity by about 1 million barrels a day (20% of total capacity), Reuters reported on April 2.

2 April, 08:39 PM

Video appears to show strike on Ust-Luga, a key Russian oil export hub

Footage said to show a strike on the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast on the night of March 31 has surfaced online after the Ukrainian Telegram channel Supernova+ published it on April 2.

2 April, 11:21 AM

Russia’s KINEF refinery may remain offline for a month after Ukrainian drone strikes

Russia’s Kirishi Petroleum Organic Synthesis refinery (KINEF), one of the country’s largest, could partially resume production within a month, but a full restart will depend on how quickly Russian ports can restore loading operations, Reuters reported on March 31.

31 March, 08:37 PM

Serviceman names three factors behind success of strikes on Russia’s Ust-Luga port

Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces serviceman Oleksandr Musienko said drones have been successfully striking Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, including the port of Ust-Luga, for a seventh consecutive day, speaking on Radio NV on March 31.

31 March, 12:37 PM

Four strikes in five days: Russia unable to protect oil sites

Ukrainian Defense Forces continued a series of long-range strikes on Russian facilities in the Baltic Sea overnight into March 27, marking the fourth attack on the aggressor’s oil infrastructure in five days, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported.

28 March, 08:03 PM

Ust-Luga oil berth destroyed after drone strikes, satellite imagery shows

Satellite photos show that one oil-loading berth at the Russian Baltic Sea terminal in Ust-Luga has completely burned down, Dnipro OSINT Telegram channel reported on March 27.

28 March, 02:48 AM

Ukraine's General Staff confirms damage to Russia's Kirishi oil refinery

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine clarified and confirmed significant damage at the Kirishi refinery in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast that was hit by Ukrainian Defense Forces overnight into March 26.

27 March, 02:57 PM

Russia’s Primorsk oil terminal still on fire four days later, satellite photos show

Russian oil terminal in Primorsk, Leningrad Oblast, still burning on the fourth day after a Ukrainian drone attack, RFE/RL reported on March 26, citing satellite imagery.

26 March, 10:06 PM

Ukraine hits another major Russian refinery in Leningrad Oblast

Ukrainian Defense Forces units struck the Kirishi oil refinery in the city of Kirishi in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast overnight into March 26, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on March 26.

26 March, 06:07 PM

Photos confirm devastation at Russia’s Ust-Luga oil port

Ukrainian open-source intelligence (OSINT) channels verified photos and confirmed a large fire at the Ust-Luga oil terminal in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast after Ukrainian drones attacked the facility on March 25.

25 March, 10:12 PM

Drone strike targets major Russian shipbuilding enterprise on Baltic Sea - photos, videos

Drones attacked a shipbuilding plant in Vyborg, Russia's Leningrad Oblast, overnight, damaging a Project 23550 patrol icebreaker, volunteer and Defense Minister advisor Serhii Sternenko reported on March 25.

25 March, 12:45 PM

Overnight drone barrage sparks fires at Russia's key Ust-Luga oil terminal - video

An overnight drone attack sparked fire at Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast, Russia's second-largest Baltic oil export hub, Russian Telegram channel Shot wrote on March 25, citing local residents who witnessed explosions and flashes in the sky.

25 March, 08:15 AM

Primorsk oil depot burns for second day after Ukrainian drone strike — satellite image

A fuel depot at the port of Primorsk in Russia’s Leningrad region has been burning for a second day after a Ukrainian drone attack, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Russian service reported on March 24.

24 March, 05:48 PM

Russian Baltic ports resume partial operations after drone attack

Russia’s Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port has resumed loading crude oil after a Ukrainian drone strike targeted the area on March 23, while nearby Primorsk remains closed, Reuters reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.

23 March, 09:06 PM

Ukrainian strike hits Primorsk port, at least four fuel tanks damaged — satellite images

A large fire is ongoing at the port of Primorsk in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast after a Ukrainian strike, with several fuel storage tanks damaged, according to satellite images published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on March 23.

23 March, 02:55 PM

Explosion kills three at Russian military command post in Leningrad Oblast

An explosion demolished parts of a military command office at the 56th Guards District Training Center in Sertolovo, Leningrad Oblast, killing at least three people with several possibly trapped under rubble, Russian Telegram channels and regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported on Feb. 17.

17 February, 04:54 PM

Russia’s largest oil port hit in massive drone attack

A fire on one of the ships after an overnight drone attack on Primorsk, Russia's largest oil port, in Leningrad Oblast was reported by the Astra Telegram channel early on Sep. 12.

12 September 2025, 08:15 AM

Ukrainian intelligence drones hit Russian oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast

Ukrainian drones attacked the Kirishnefteorgsintez oil refinery complex in Kirishi district, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, overnight into March 8, NV sources reported.

8 March 2025, 04:03 PM

Oil tanker carrying 130,000 tons sinking in Russia’s Ust-Luga port

A 130,000-ton oil tanker began sinking in Russia’s Ust-Luga port in Leningrad Oblast following a series of explosions in the ship’s engine room, the Telegram channel Baza reported on Feb. 9.

9 February 2025, 05:34 PM

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