Explosions In St. Petersburg: Drones Attack Nevsky Mazut Plant
- 31.01.2024, 10:46
Fire broke out and the plant was badly damaged.
A drone attacked the Nevsky Mazut plant in the Russian city of St Petersburg this evening.
The sounds of several powerful explosions were heard in St Petersburg tonight. According to eyewitnesses in the Nevsky and Kolpinsky districts, as well as in the centre of the city, the sound made some people's windows shake. It later emerged that the UAV had attacked the Nevsky Mazut plant.
This was reported by the Russian publications Fontanka and Mash on Moika.
The drone was shot down as it flew over Kolpino. According to the publications, the UAV tried to shoot down the S-400 Triumf.
The drone managed to fly to the Nevsky district of St Petersburg and fell on the territory of the Nevsky Mazut plant, damaging several tanks.
The publication adds that the Pulkovo airport introduced the cover plan from 03:53 to 05:11.
According to eyewitnesses, after the drone fell in St. Petersburg on the territory of the Nevsky Mazut plant at Glukhoozerskoye Street, 15, at 9 a.m. the entrances to the enterprise were blocked by special services, and there was smoke and fire on its territory. A drone attacked the plant at around 4.20am.
Fontanka also wrote that residents of St Petersburg were awakened this morning by a powerful explosion heard in various parts of the city.
"We live on Pyatiletok Avenue in St Petersburg. At around 5am, we heard something rumbling outside the window.
In principle it sounds like thunder, but only a boom", "04:47, a loud clap or explosion in the area of Tavricheskaya Street", "At 4:45-47 there was a very strong explosion.
In Krasnogvardeysky, Nevsky and Centralny the walls and windows shook", "In Kolpino and Telmana at the beginning of the fifth was heard a loud clap, maybe the transition of the aircraft to supersonic", "Something just a very loud bang in the area of Moskovsky Railway Station, in the flat windows rattled", Russians complained interchangeably. Fontanka also published a video from super-view webcams: it clearly shows the sound of a powerful explosion, after which the alarms in the cars went off. You cannot hear the air defence systems working.
On the territory of Nevsky Fuel Oil after the UAV attack - significant destruction. Destroyed buildings, tanks, cars.
Recall, the day before, 30 January, in Moscow there was an explosion near the CHPP. After it, a "mushroom" of black smoke rose into the sky.