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Alexander Beglov

1. Follow-up: Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg kills at least 1; Lithuania says drone in its airspace was part of the same wave

   Ukraine launched a large drone attack on Russia overnight from Oct 17 to 18, about 1,000 drones according to CBS; Singapore's CNA described it as the largest on St Petersburg since the war began in 2022. St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said at least 1 person was killed and at least 5 injured, with fires at an oil terminal and an oil depot, and an Ozon logistics centre and a VKontakte data centre were also hit. Lithuania's defence minister said an FPV-1 drone that triggered air-raid alerts in Lithuania had taken part in the St Petersburg attack, and RIA Novosti reported that Ukraine acknowledged the airspace violation.

   Oct 19, 2026 Morning