Satellite Images Show Two Oil Tanks Destroyed and Bridges Hit in St. Petersburg Drone Strikes

Drone strikes against St. Petersburg on October 18 reportedly destroyed two oil storage tanks, damaged several others, and struck two bridges and a logistics hub, according to the OSINT Telegram channel Absolutely Reliable on October 19.

The channel published an assessment of damage at five locations across Russia’s second-largest city, including the Petersburg Oil Terminal, the Ruchyi oil depot, an OZON logistics hub, and two major transport crossings.

According to Absolutely Reliable, three storage tanks at the Petersburg Oil Terminal caught fire. These included one 15,000-cubic-meter tank and two 10,000-cubic-meter tanks. The OSINT channel assessed that one tank was completely destroyed, while other tanks sustained exterior damage without catching fire.

At the Ruchyi oil depot in northern St. Petersburg, the channel reported that a 5,000-cubic-meter storage tank was destroyed and a smaller 1,000-cubic-meter tank was damaged. The assessment also identified a fire covering more than 10,000 square meters at an OZON logistics facility.

The reported damage extended to two bridges. Absolutely Reliable identified damage to the road surface of the Southern Fairway Bridge and the surface of the movable section of the Finland Railway Bridge.

Earlier, footage posted online on October 18 showed an explosion at the cable-stayed bridge over the Korabelny Fairway, part of St. Petersburg’s Western High-Speed Diameter highway.

The eight-lane crossing connects Bely Island with Vasilyevsky Island and forms part of a major highway linking the northern and southern sections of the city. The reported strike occurred approximately 4.5 kilometers from the Petersburg Oil Terminal, where a fire also broke out during the attack.

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