04.07.2026
Explosions were heard in St. Petersburg, Russia, on the morning of July 4. The St. Petersburg oil terminal was hit, a fire broke out there, and explosions were recorded in the port.
The attacked terminal is a critically important logistics hub for Russia’s oil and fuel exports. The Telegram channel Exilenova+ reported the attack.
What is known
The attack on St. Petersburg was reported on Exilenova+ at 06:29.
“Homeland of the bunker scarecrow, first hit,” the channel’s authors wrote, recalling that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was born in St. Petersburg and accompanying the post with a photo of the aftermath of the arrival.
By 06:30, according to Exilenova +, there were at least two hits.
“Another hit, St. Petersburg oil terminal is on fire,” the message said
They announced “large-scale attacks on the port” in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation.
The hit on the St. Petersburg oil terminal was confirmed by the OSINT community world.militares.
“Ukrainian troops have again attacked the St. Petersburg oil terminal. Photos shared by residents show several fires that broke out on the terminal’s territory,” the report said.
Coordinates: 59.86985165266729, 30.15942170326848
An OSINT analyst for the independent Russian publication ASTRA determined that the fire broke out in several places at once on the territory of JSC “Petersburg Oil Terminal”.
ASTRA also noted that Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko thanked air defense forces for the “absence of destruction” while an oil terminal in St. Petersburg was on fire. According to the official, 72 drones were allegedly shot down in the region.
It is noteworthy that some time before this, he confirmed “the fall of debris in the area of the port of Vysotsk.” The attack on this port was also written about in Exilenova+
At the height of the attack over the Leningrad region, Russians saw drones.
They also “admired” the arrivals.
During the morning attack, Kronstadt, where Russian warships are moored, could also be hit.
Meanwhile, the fire at the terminal was growing worse.
“Petersburg Oil Terminal” is located in the southeast of St. Petersburg. It is one of the largest bulk cargo transshipment terminals in the Baltic region.
The terminal has 21 oil storage tanks, and the terminal’s total throughput capacity is 12.5 million tons per year.
The distance from the state border to the attacked terminal is over 1,000 km.
This terminal was already attacked by the Defense Forces on June 3 of this year. Then a massive fire also broke out on its territory.
After that attack, analyst Ihar Tyshkevych explained in a blog on OBOZ.UA why the attack on the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal was extremely important.
As OBOZ.UA reported, according to Reuters, Ukrainian attacks have shut down Russia’s second-largest gasoline production plant. It is Nizhny Novgorodnefteorgsintez, or NORSI Refinery, in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The plant ceased operations on July 2.