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Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg

Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg
BBC News Sunday 18 October 2026, 15:46 UTC 1 min read
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At least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.

At least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.
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