SaveSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkA damaged residential building following what authorities described as a Ukrainian drone strike, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad, Russia, on November 9, 2026 [Reuters]By News Agencies and ReutersPublished On 11 Nov 202611 Nov 2026Russia has said it has shot down more than 140 drones in an ongoing attack on the country’s Leningrad region northwest of Moscow.“A total of 146 drones have been downed over the Leningrad Region,” Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Telegram on Tuesday, Russia’s state TASS news agency reported, adding that “the counter-action is ongoing”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘No concession’: What to expect from Russia-US-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabilist 2 of 3First day of Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi ‘constructive’: Zelenskyylist 3 of 3European diplomats press Rubio for a role in Russia-Ukraine talksend of listIt is unclear where the drones came from, but on Monday, a Ukrainian drone struck Russia’s second-largest oil refinery in Kirishi, also in the Leningrad region, according to the Reuters news agency. Local authorities said a woman had been killed in the attack.A drone attack also caused a fire in the port area of Ust-Luga by the Baltic Sea in the province, Drozdenko said on Telegram on Wednesday.‘Constructive’ Abu Dhabi talksThe escalation comes as US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), entered their second and final day on Wednesday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the first day of talks was “constructive and quite substantive”.The attacks in Russia also came as TASS reported that Ukrainian forces had fired at least 31 artillery shells on Ukraine’s Moscow-occupied Donetsk region in 24 hours, wounding three civilians.Of these attacks, 23 occurred in the Horlivka area, where a couple was also wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle, according to TASS.Attacks were also reported in Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian officials said on Telegram.Following the escalation, Latvia and Lithuania warned residents to seek shelter against the threats posed by unidentified drones entering their airspace via Russia or Belarus.The Baltic states said NATO air defence and fighter jets were activated as a result of the airspace violations.
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