Massive fire erupts near Russia's St. Petersburg after explosion
Aftermath of the explosion in Russia's Leningrad region (photo: t.me/astrapress)
On the morning of September 1, an explosion occurred in the town of Koltushi near St. Petersburg. A fire broke out afterward, according to Astra.
Fire near the Vyborzhets agricultural company in Koltushi
A massive fire broke out near the Vyborzhets agricultural company in the town of Koltushi, Leningrad region. Residents reported the incident.
According to them, an explosion was heard before the fire started.
According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
Photo: Fire near St. Petersburg, Russia
Photo: Fire near St. Petersburg, Russia
Large fire breaks out near St. Petersburg following explosion pic.twitter.com/snak4baOyv
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Aftermath of the attack on the Ust-Luga port
The fire that broke out overnight at the Ust-Luga port as a result of a drone attack was extinguished. This was reported by Alexander Drozdenko, governor of Russia's Leningrad region.
On the morning of August 31, drones attacked a Wildberries logistics center in Yekaterinburg, after which fires broke out at the facility.
This is already the eighth of the company's ten largest warehouses in Russia to have been put out of operation due to Ukrainian strikes since mid-July.
On the same day, Ukraine's Defense Forces struck a radar station and a command-and-control vehicle of an S-400 surface-to-air missile system in Russia's Bryansk region.
Ukrainian forces also destroyed a Russian communications hub in the Belgorod region and struck an enemy drone control point near Huliaipole.
On August 31 and overnight into September 1, Ukraine's Defense Forces carried out strikes on several military facilities, from temporarily occupied Crimea to Russia's rear regions, including sites used to store, prepare, and launch attack drones in temporarily occupied Donetsk.
