Overnight strikes hit St Petersburg oil facilities, killing at least one

At least one person was killed in overnight strikes that hit oil facilities and a data centre in St Petersburg, BBC News reported.

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Oil facilities in St Petersburg were hit in an overnight attack that killed at least one person, according to BBC News.

The strikes also hit a data centre used by a Russian social media platform described as the country's equivalent of Facebook.

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