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Ukrainian Drones Hit St Petersburg Oil Terminal, Palace; 72 Downed

7/7/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Ukrainian drones hit an oil terminal and the Peterhof Palace complex in the St Petersburg region, marking a major deep-strike operation.
Blocking Russian access to Starlink let Ukraine’s mid-range drones evade jamming and achieve an eight-in-ten success rate against logistics convoys.
Russian air defenses shot down 72 unmanned aerial vehicles over the region and temporarily halted flights at Pulkovo Airport.

History

Historical Context

In March 1999 NATO launched Operation Allied Force, flying about 38,000 combat missions that struck Serbian air defenses and infrastructure, even losing an F-117 stealth jet—the first such shoot-down. Today Ukrainian forces use Starlink-linked drones to hit the Peterhof Palace and an oil terminal, echoing the 1999 reliance on precision strikes and prompting Russia to harden its electronic defenses.

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Story summary

Ukrainian drones hit an oil terminal and the Peterhof Palace complex in the St Petersburg region, marking a major deep-strike operation.
Blocking Russian access to Starlink let Ukraine’s mid-range drones evade jamming and achieve an eight-in-ten success rate against logistics convoys.
Russian air defenses shot down 72 unmanned aerial vehicles over the region and temporarily halted flights at Pulkovo Airport.

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