MOSCOW: Russia’s defense ministry said its air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, over Leningrad region, which borders the Gulf of Finland, and a second one in Belgorod region on Saturday.
Alexander Drozdenko, the Leningrad regional governor, said “aerial targets” were hit over the waters and coastline of the Gulf of Finland in Lomonosov district, which includes Bronka, a port about 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of St. Petersburg.
“There are no casualties and no damage,” he said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.
The defense ministry said Ukraine had attempted to carry out an attack “using aircraft-type UAVs” over Leningrad region, and separately, over Belgorod region.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, said two drones were shot down over two villages on Saturday but there were no reports of casualties or damage.
Russia’s state-run TASS news agency quoted aviation officials as saying operations at Pulkovo Airport at St. Petersburg were temporarily limited but that no flights were delayed.
TASS said movement of ships at Bronka was unaffected and that MarineTraffic data showed only one Turkish bulk carrier was docked at the port.
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Russia says it destroyed two Ukrainian drones
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Russia says it destroyed two Ukrainian drones
- The Leningradv regional governor said “aerial targets” were hit over the waters and coastline of the Gulf of Finland in Lomonosov district
- The defense ministry said Ukraine had attempted to carry out an attack “using aircraft-type UAVs” over Leningrad region
Russian mass strike on Ukraine a ‘test’ for Kyiv allies: Ukraine foreign minister
Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine said Friday that Russia’s overnight fatal drone and missile attack — including with the hypersonic Oreshnik missile — posed a threat to Europe and was a “test” for Kyiv’s allies.
“Such a strike close to (the) EU and NATO border is a grave threat to the security on the European continent and a test for the transatlantic community. We demand strong responses to Russia’s reckless actions,” Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga wrote on social media.
Moscow said it used the Oreshnik in response to a December drone strike on a residence of Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine has denied it was behind that attack and US President Donald Trump, who is pushing the two sides to agree to a peace deal, said he did not believe the strike happened.
“It is absurd that Russia attempts to justify this strike with the fake ‘Putin residence attack’ that never happened,” Sybiga added in his statement, describing the Russian version of events as Putin’s “hallucinations.”
The attack with the Oreshnik missile appeared to target “infrastructure facilities” in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, close to the border with EU and NATO member Poland.
“Such a strike close to (the) EU and NATO border is a grave threat to the security on the European continent and a test for the transatlantic community. We demand strong responses to Russia’s reckless actions,” Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga wrote on social media.
Moscow said it used the Oreshnik in response to a December drone strike on a residence of Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin.
Ukraine has denied it was behind that attack and US President Donald Trump, who is pushing the two sides to agree to a peace deal, said he did not believe the strike happened.
“It is absurd that Russia attempts to justify this strike with the fake ‘Putin residence attack’ that never happened,” Sybiga added in his statement, describing the Russian version of events as Putin’s “hallucinations.”
The attack with the Oreshnik missile appeared to target “infrastructure facilities” in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, close to the border with EU and NATO member Poland.
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