Two explosions were reported at Novatek’s chemical storage facility at Ust-Luga port, 100 miles southwest of St Petersburg, according to local media.
Two explosions and a fire were reported at a site run by Russia’s second-largest natural gas producer on Sunday.
The blasts, where a gas tank is thought to have exploded, were reported at Novatek’s chemical storage facility at Ust-Luga port, 100 miles southwest of St Petersburg, according to local media.
A statement given by the company to media outlet RBC said they were the result of “external influence” and that operations at the site had been paused.
A separate local news outlet reported two drones flying towards St Petersburg on Sunday morning. Kyiv has not commented.
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Two explosions and a fire were reported at a site run by Russia’s second-largest natural gas producer on Sunday.
The blasts, where a gas tank is thought to have exploded, were reported at Novatek’s chemical storage facility at Ust-Luga port, 100 miles southwest of St Petersburg, according to local media.
A statement given by the company to media outlet RBC said they were the result of “external influence” and that operations at the site had been paused.
A separate local news outlet reported two drones flying towards St Petersburg on Sunday morning.
Yuri Zapalatsky, head of Kingisepp, the district where the port is based, said there were no casualties, but the area has been placed on high alert.
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