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Drone Raid Disrupts Power in Russia

A drone attack killed a woman near St. Petersburg and started a refinery fire. Regional officials urged temporary fuel limits.

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Russia’s Nordic Border · November 9, 2026

A woman was killed in her top-floor apartment in Vsevolozhsk, east of St. Petersburg, early on November 9. Alexander Drozdenko, the governor of Leningrad Oblast, said drone fragments fell onto the roof. Emergency crews evacuated 20 people, including five children, according to the …

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