[St. Petersburg] Ukrainian drones launched a large-scale air strike on the Russian city of St. Petersburg in the early hours of October 18. According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, the attack began at 2:50 a.m. local time (7:50 a.m. Beijing time). Russian media reported that a St. Petersburg oil depot, a substation and multiple facilities were hit and caught fire, with huge explosions heard at the scene; the St. Petersburg oil depot, with an annual throughput of about 12.5 million tons, is a key hub for Russia's refined oil exports. Russian internet giant VK confirmed that its data center in Leningrad Oblast was hit by a drone attack, but said services were operating as usual. Leningrad Oblast Governor Drozdenko said air defense systems shot down over a hundred drones and that power outages occurred in some areas; Pulkovo Airport temporarily restricted flight takeoffs and landings. According to The Sun, Ukrainian President Zelensky had called on U.S. President Trump before the attack to increase pressure on Russia rather than on Ukraine.