Russian authorities have reported a massive drone attack on the Leningrad region in northwestern Russia.
On the night of 11 November, 150 Ukrainian drones attacked the Leningrad region, according to regional governor Alexander Drozdenko. Eyewitness footage showed a large fire breaking out at the port of Ust-Luga. NASA's FIRMS fire monitoring service detected several hotspots in the area.
Ust-Luga is Russia's largest port on the Baltic Sea and the second-largest in the country after Novorossiysk on the Black Sea. It is located approximately 120 km from St Petersburg. The port has terminals handling crude oil, petroleum products, coal, sulphur, mineral fertilisers, gas condensate, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and container cargo. Crude oil exports through the port averaged around 700,000 barrels per day in 2025, while exports of petroleum products totalled 32.8 million tonnes. The port was previously targeted by drones on 1 September.
Amid the threat of drone attacks in the Leningrad region, Pulkovo Airport temporarily suspended arrivals and departures. Two passenger aircraft travelling to St Petersburg from Istanbul and Hurghada were diverted to Helsinki. The crew of another flight from Hurghada to St Petersburg decided to land in Kaliningrad.
