Ukraine strikes Russia's St. Petersburg: Pilots reported killed

"Today’s defense of the skies over St. Petersburg against a drone attack cost us dearly. Very, very, very dearly. May you fly forever, brothers…," Tumanov wrote.

Fighterbomber was the first to acknowledge the deaths of Russian pilots (Photo: screenshot)

He did not specify the circumstances under which the pilots died or exactly which aircraft the Russian military may have lost.

However, other Russian Telegram channels claim that the aircraft in question was a Ka-52 attack helicopter.

Russian Telegram channels report the loss of a Ka-52 and its crew (Photo: screenshot)

At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense has not reported the loss of any military aircraft or helicopters. However, the ministry does not deny that last night Ukraine carried out a large-scale attack on various Russian regions. The Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed a total of more than 627 drones.

Meanwhile, Alexander Drozdenko, governor of the Leningrad region, reported a fire at the port of Ust-Luga caused by a drone attack. According to him, three people were injured in the incident, and 150 drones were allegedly shot down over the region.

The port of Ust-Luga is one of Russia's largest commercial seaports on the Baltic Sea, through which Russian oil is exported.

Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported all the details, as well as the consequences of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' new massive attack on 23 regions of Russia.

In addition, it was reported that Ukrainian air defense forces repelled an enemy air attack on the night of November 11.