Ship catches fire in Russian oil port of Prymorsk after drone attack

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the Russian BBC service, citing a statement by the region's governor, Alexander Drozdenko.

The head of the Leningrad region reported that the fire on one of the ships in the port of Prymorsk had been extinguished. There is no threat of flooding or oil spills as a result of the attack, Drozdov said.

He also reported that more than three dozen drones had been shot down over the region, adding that debris had been found in the cities of Vsevolozhsk and Tosno, as well as in two villages. According to him, there were no casualties as a result of the attack.

In addition to the ship, a pumping station caught fire in the port of Prymorsk after the drone attack, Drozdov said later.

Primorsk is Russia's main oil port in the Gulf of Finland, connected by oil pipelines from oil-producing regions in northern European Russia and Siberia.

Meanwhile, Rosaviatsiya announced the closure of airports in Pskov, Ivanovo, and Yaroslavl, and also confirmed the closure of Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg.

According to Mediazona, late in the evening on September 11, residents of the Smolensk region recorded a video of a fire at the Lukoil oil depot in the village of Kardymovo. However, after the attack, the region's governor, Vasily Anokhin, reported that there were no casualties or damage to infrastructure.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have intercepted and destroyed 221 drones on the night of September 11-12 over the territories of thirteen regions of the aggressor country.

As reported by Ukrinform, on September 5, the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Ryazan oil refinery in Russia.

Illustrative photo: Russian media