Ukrainian drones strike ports and military training ground in Russia's Leningrad region
Photo: Damage reported at the Luzhsky training ground and two ports following the drone attack (t.me/mchs_official)
Drones once again reached Russia's Leningrad region. Overnight on July 6, Russians felt the consequences of the war they unleashed against Ukraine near two strategic facilities and beyond, according to Leningrad region Governor Alexander Drozdenko and reports circulating on social media.
How many drones were shot down and where was damage reported
According to the governor's initial statement, 47 drones were allegedly shot down over the region. Drozdenko later updated the figure, claiming that the number of intercepted drones had risen to 56.
The governor also confirmed the first reported consequences of the attack. According to him, infrastructure damage was preliminarily recorded at three locations:
- the Luzhsky military training ground;
- the area near the Port of Ust-Luga;
- the area near the Port of Vysotsk.
Why were these ports targeted again
Ust-Luga is one of Russia's largest ports on the Baltic Sea, located in the Leningrad region. It handles a significant share of Russia's exports of crude oil and petroleum products.
Drones strike two Russian ports and military training ground in overnight attack pic.twitter.com/Z40A9VMaz1
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Vysotsk is another port terminal in the same region that is also used to handle petroleum products and coal. Both facilities have been repeatedly targeted by drone attacks since March 2026.
Amid the overnight attack, restrictions were imposed on arriving and departing flights at St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport. Some flights were temporarily delayed.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces continue their large-scale campaign against Russian rear infrastructure.
Recently, Ukrainian forces knocked out power at several energy facilities in occupied Crimea and southern Ukraine.
According to the commander of one of the Unmanned Systems Forces units, 37 energy hubs in the temporarily occupied territories were disabled in just the first few days of July.
As previously reported, the attack on the Leningrad region came as Russia launched another missile strike on Kyiv overnight on July 6.
The head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation said that while Russia was striking the Ukrainian capital, Ukraine's Defense Forces were carrying out large-scale retaliatory drone attacks on Moscow and other Russian regions.
One of Russia's largest oil refineries, located in Yaroslavl, also came under attack overnight. Following the strike, local residents reported hearing explosions for several consecutive minutes.
