On the night of January 21, a fire broke out in one of the terminals of the Sea Trade Port in the Leningrad region of the Russian Federation. Before that, residents heard two explosions.
What is known about the new fire in the Russian Federation
Explosions were heard in the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad Region of the Russian Federation. There, a fire broke out in the terminal of the Novatek gas company.
As the governor of the region, Drozdenko, said, a state of high alert was introduced in the Kingisepp district of the region, and the head of the district is conducting a meeting of the operational headquarters. At the same time, Drozdenko did not specify the cause of the fire in the port, but published a five-second clip.
Earlier in the night, local communities reported the sounds of drones in the region. The Ministry of Defense of Russia, which took place in the port of Ust-Luga, has not yet commented.
According to the Marinetraffic tracking service, there were about five tankers under the flags of Panama, Gabon, Liberia and Greece in the terminal area.
The Leningrad region was attacked by drones for the first time on January 18. Until now, Pskov region was officially called the northernmost and farthest point from Ukraine.
PJSC "NOVATEK" is the largest independent producer of natural gas in Russia. The company is engaged in exploration, production, processing and sale of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons.
The Russians announced a drone attack at once in several regions of the Russian Federation
In the evening of January 20, Russia announced a drone attack on the Oryol, Tula and Smolensk regions.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that they allegedly destroyed drones.
According to the information of the Russian military, around 01:30 Moscow time, air defense equipment destroyed three unmanned aerial vehicles over the Smolensk region.
Prior to this, the Ministry of Defense had already written about a drone shot down over the Smolensk region at 11:50 p.m., as well as about the downed Ukrainian drones over the Oryol and Tula regions.
No damage or consequences from the fall have been reported.
