Drone swarm targets Primorsk port, triggers airport closure in Russia's Leningrad region
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A wave of more than 60 drones struck the Primorsk oil port in Russia’s Leningrad region, prompting a multi-hour closure of St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport. Russian officials say many drones were intercepted and a fire was extinguished, though some reports suggest damage to an oil-loading terminal, consistent with Ukraine’s broader campaign to disrupt Russia’s energy logistics.
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