Travelling story
Drone attacks in St. Petersburg
First seen in Ukraine’s press on 18 October 2026. Carried by 8 presses over 5 days, 60 articles in all; the busiest day was 18 October 2026 with 21 articles.
Ended — carried by the press of 8 countries between 18 October 2026 and 3 November 2026.
Articles per day
The spread, day by day
For each day: the articles the presses gave it, and the presses that carried it for the first time that day.
- 7 articles · 8 presses so far
no new press
- 7 articles · 8 presses so far
- 20 articles · 6 presses so far
no new press
- 5 articles · 6 presses so far
no new press
- 21 articles · 6 presses so far
new: Ukraine (7), Russia (5), Belarus (3), Canada (2), United Kingdom (2), United States (2)
The presses that carried it
Ranked by articles over the whole story; the date is the first day each press carried it.
- Ukraine 33 articles · from 18 Oct 2026
- Russia 9 articles · from 18 Oct 2026
- Belarus 7 articles · from 18 Oct 2026
- Portugal 3 articles · from 31 Oct 2026
- Canada 2 articles · from 18 Oct 2026
- United Kingdom 2 articles · from 18 Oct 2026
- United States 2 articles · from 18 Oct 2026
- Argentina 2 articles · from 31 Oct 2026
What they wrote
A few headlines per day, in the outlets’ own words; the translation is ours when shown.
- Ukraine · 3 Nov 2026 New Ukrainian strikes on refineries threaten to revive Russian fuel crunch — Bloomberg ↗
- Russia · 3 Nov 2026 Two Yaroslavl oil refinery staffers injured in Ukrainian drone attack — governor ↗
- Belarus · 3 Nov 2026 Large Refinery on Fire in Yaroslavl After Drone Attack ↗
- Ukraine · 3 Nov 2026 Drone strike targets one of Russia's largest oil refineries in Yaroslavl ↗
- Portugal · 31 Oct 2026 Kiev atinge refinaria na Rússia a mais de 1.500 km da fronteira ↗
- Ukraine · 31 Oct 2026 Drones Hit Bashneft-Novoil Refinery in Ufa ↗
- Argentina · 31 Oct 2026 Ucrania ataca las refinerías de Bashneft, a más de 1.500 kilómetros dentro de territorio ruso ↗
- Portugal · 31 Oct 2026 Refinarias russas atacadas. Rede elétrica da Ucrânia também ↗
- Ukraine · 29 Oct 2026 Ukraine Targets Russian Chemical Plants as Moscow Claims to Down Over 1200 Drones Overnight ↗
- Ukraine · 29 Oct 2026 Атака дронов на Москву: российские власти заявили о 613 БПЛА ↗
- Russia · 29 Oct 2026 One of largest air raids on Moscow, 1,214 UAVs: attacks on Russian regions ↗
- Ukraine · 29 Oct 2026 Moscow Hit by Massive Drone Attack as Airports Restrict Flights ↗
- Ukraine · 28 Oct 2026 Ukraine Shifts Drone Strikes From Russian Oil Refineries to Steel Plants ↗
- Ukraine · 28 Oct 2026 Drones strike Russian Azot chemical plant supplying explosives precursors — Astra ↗
- Belarus · 28 Oct 2026 After drone attack, "Azot" chemical plant caught fire in Russia. It supplies raw materials for explosives production ↗
- Ukraine · 28 Oct 2026 Ukraine Strikes Russia’s Largest Steel Plant, Chemical Factory Amid 531 Drone Claims ↗
- Canada · 18 Oct 2026 Ukraine sets Saint Petersburg refinery ablaze in large-scale drone attack ↗
- Belarus · 18 Oct 2026 In St. Petersburg, an oil terminal caught fire after a drone attack. VKontakte data center also hit ↗
- Russia · 18 Oct 2026 FACTBOX: What is known about drone attacks in Leningrad Region, St. Petersburg ↗
- Ukraine · 18 Oct 2026 Drones Hit St. Petersburg Oil Terminals, VK Data Center, and Bridge ↗
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