"Drone Attacks Escalate Tensions Between Russia and Ukraine"

The Leningrad region in northwestern Russia issued a high-alert warning to its residents after a series of drone strikes on local energy infrastructure, with orders given to security units and law enforcement to destroy any detected drones. Despite no reported incidents overnight, several fires have occurred at oil and gas facilities in the region, and nearby St. Petersburg was also targeted for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with Kyiv claiming responsibility for the attacks.