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Drones Set Massive 79,000-Square-Meter Ozon Warehouse Ablaze Near St. Petersburg
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A massive 79,000-square-meter warehouse operated by Russian e-commerce giant Ozon caught fire following a reported drone strike near St. Petersburg overnight on October 18, as a wave of attacks targeted logistics, energy, and digital infrastructure across Russia’s Leningrad region.
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According to photographs and videos published by the Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ on October 18, a major fire broke out at the Ozon logistics facility in Petro-Slavyanka, a settlement near St. Petersburg. The footage showed flames and thick smoke rising from the warehouse complex following the reported attack.
Ozon in St. Peterburg pic.twitter.com/tA9iwRJf7d
— Exilenova+ (@Exilenova_plus) October 18, 2026
The targeted facility is located at 118 Sofiyskaya Street, Building 4, within the PNK Sofiyskaya KAD logistics park, near St. Petersburg’s ring road. The warehouse, completed in 2020, covers approximately 79,000 square meters and is entirely leased by Ozon, one of Russia’s largest online retailers.
When the logistics center was announced, the company stated that it would be capable of storing more than 5.5 million products and processing approximately 140,000 parcels per day once fully operational.
The facility serves as a major distribution hub for Ozon, supporting the storage, sorting, and delivery of goods across northwestern Russia.
The fire reportedly affected the warehouse complex, although the extent of structural damage, the number of goods destroyed, and the potential impact on the company’s distribution operations remain unknown.
Ukraine's massive drone attack on St Petersburg continues.
— AMK Mapping 🇳🇿 (@AMK_Mapping_) October 18, 2026
This morning, long-range drones struck a warehouse complex belonging to the "Ozon" online retail logistics company, resulting in a large fire breaking out.
This is the 5th target to be hit by Ukraine in this attack. The… pic.twitter.com/YKyDtmHP9k
The incident occurred during a broader overnight drone attack across St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region.
The Petersburg Oil Terminal, one of Russia’s major petroleum export facilities on the Baltic coast, was hit by drones, causing a fire in its oil storage area.
St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov confirmed the strike on the terminal, which has an annual handling capacity of approximately 12.5 million tons of petroleum products.
Meanwhile, a data center operated by VKontakte, Russia’s largest domestic social networking platform, was targeted, coinciding with disruptions to the company’s online services and electricity outages in parts of the region.
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