Ukraine reportedly strikes Ust-Luga Baltic Sea port as drones attack regions across Russia

On the night of November 11, 2026, Ukrainian drones attacked the port of Ust-Luga in Russia's Leningrad region, targeting the Ust-Luga oil terminal, which occupies approximately 100 hectares and ships up to 30 million tons of petroleum products annually, making it the largest complex of its kind in Russia, according to Українські Національні Новини (УНН). The fire from the strike could be seen from dozens of kilometers away. The attack was reported by UNN citing OSINT channels and local public groups.

Russian authorities acknowledged a massive drone incursion. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed air defenses intercepted 146 Ukrainian drones over the Leningrad region between 9 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. Moscow time, according to Al Jazeera. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko warned of the UAV threat earlier in the evening, as reported by Mezha.net. Drones were spotted in the areas of Gatchina, Vsevolozhsk, Kronstadt, and Volosovsky, and residents reported hearing explosions, some likely from drones being shot down.

The drone threat prompted temporary restrictions at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, with arrivals and departures suspended, according to both Mezha.net and УНН. Residents also reported widespread mobile internet disruptions in St. Petersburg following the threat announcement. Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported that at least 150 drones were downed near St. Petersburg and three people were wounded, though the source of the casualty figure was not specified in the headline.

The Ust-Luga strike follows a previous Ukrainian attack on September 2, 2026, when the Defense Forces struck an oil refinery in Ust-Luga, described as one of the largest in the Baltic, according to УНН. On November 1, Ukrainian forces struck the Lukoil-Nizhny Novgorodnefteproekt oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Region, one of Russia's largest oil refineries. In late June, unknown drones struck the Atlas Combine oil depot in the Rostov region, which supplied fuel to the Russian army, according to Mezha.net. On July 23, 2025, Russian air defenses reportedly took out 51 Ukrainian drones during a similar multi-region attack.