Russia opens terrorism case over drone attacks on St Petersburg and surrounding region

Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a terrorism case following drone attacks on civilian sites in St Petersburg and Leningrad region, spokeswoman Svetlana Petrenko said.

The committee said attacks by Ukrainian armed formations on October 18 caused fires in St Petersburg's Nevsky, Krasnoselsky, Krasnogvardeysky and Moskovsky districts and at an oil terminal.

It reported damage to private houses in Kirovsky district and apartment buildings in Vsevolozhsk and Gatchina.

Investigators are collecting evidence at the sites. Fragments and other physical evidence will undergo forensic examinations.