Ukraine Strikes Oil Infrastructure in St. Petersburg:
Ukraine launched a major long-range drone offensive against Russia, with strikes causing fires at an oil-export terminal and depot in St. Petersburg, Russia.St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg is a major port city in northwestern Russia, situated on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland, which forms part of the Baltic Sea.Founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, it served as the capital of the Russian Empire from 1712 to 1918.Formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and Leningrad (1924–1991), it is Russia’s second-largest city and an important cultural, industrial and maritime centre.Its strategic location provides access to the Baltic Sea.St. Petersburg serves as the northern gateway of the 7,200-km multimodal International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC), connecting Russia with India’s Mumbai Port through Azerbaijan and Iran.
