The Russia-Ukraine war · Long-range air, missile and drone strikes

Leningrad governor says drone strikes on the Ust-Luga port zone started a fire

Reported2 origins: the claimant's own report, which does not count as evidence.

Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko said several drone strikes on the Ust-Luga port zone in Kingisepp district in the night to 11 November started a fire, TASS reported. Drozdenko said about 150 drones were downed over the region overnight, TASS and Meduza reported, and TASS called it the largest drone attack on the region this year. The SBU said later on 11 November that it and other units of Ukraine's Defence Forces struck port and oil-refining infrastructure at Ust-Luga that night, Interfax-Ukraine and Suspilne reported. Ust-Luga is one of Russia's main Baltic ports.

When: 11 November 2026
Where: Ust-Luga port, Russia (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What: drone attack · military
Acting party: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)
Attribution: Acknowledged by the acting party. The SBU said on 11 November that it and other units of Ukraine's Defence Forces struck port and oil infrastructure at Ust-Luga; the Leningrad governor described the strikes.
In the record: Published 2026-11-11 13:41 UTC · changed 2 times since

Sources

Where the claim was made TASS Media · Government of Russia origin: Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko statements, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC
Where the claim was made TASS Media · Government of Russia origin: Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko statements, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC
Where the claim was made TASS Media · Government of Russia origin: Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko statements, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC
Where the claim was made Meduza Media · Independent origin: Leningrad governor Alexander Drozdenko statements, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC
Where the claim was made Interfax-Ukraine Media · Independent origin: SBU and Ukraine General Staff statements, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC
Where the claim was made Suspilne Media · Not yet classified origin: SBU and Ukraine General Staff statements, 11 Nov · published 2026-11-11 00:00 UTC

History

First recorded 11 Nov, 13:41 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
12 Nov, 04:20 UTC: attribution changed from attributed by one source to acknowledged by the acting party. Daily record, window 2026-11-12T00Z: a later window added citations or corrected the record; checked again against the one rule
12 Nov, 04:20 UTC: acting party changed from General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). Daily record, window 2026-11-12T00Z: a later window added citations or corrected the record; checked again against the one rule

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The War Record, "Leningrad governor says drone strikes on the Ust-Luga port zone started a fire", record ev-20261111-x98x, version 2, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261111-x98x/

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