General Lipovoy suggested drones attacking Leningrad Region were launched from the Baltic states

After the overnight drone attack on Leningrad Region on November 9, in which air defense shot down 113 drones, retired major general Sergei Lipovoy suggested the launch may have been carried out from the Baltic states. This is his theory and has not been officially confirmed.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 9 November 2026 at 15:342 min read

The key facts

On the night of November 9, air defense forces destroyed 113 drones over Leningrad Region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported.
Retired major general Sergei Lipovoy told aif.ru that the drones could have been launched from the territory of the Baltic states.
The most severe consequences were in Vsevolozhsk, where a woman was killed, and a fire broke out at the KINEF plant in the Kirishi district.

The Baltic launch theory

The drones that attacked Leningrad Region on the night of November 9 may have been launched from the territory of the Baltic states. This version was put forward by Hero of Russia, retired major general of aviation Sergei Lipovoy in an interview with aif.ru. According to him, there are bases in the Baltic states that could be used to launch Ukrainian drones, and such incidents have already been recorded before.

The scale of the attack and its consequences

Overnight, air defense forces destroyed 113 drones over the region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko reported. The attack lasted more than three hours. In the Kirishi district, a drone hit the grounds of the KINEF oil refinery, where a fire broke out; according to regional authorities, the fire was contained. Due to damage to power equipment, several settlements in the Vsevolozhsk district were temporarily left without electricity, and heat supply was disrupted in Kirishi — utility infrastructure was later restored.

Casualties

The most severe consequences were recorded in Vsevolozhsk, where drone debris fell on the roof of an apartment building. A woman who was in an apartment on the top floor was killed; the remaining residents were evacuated. This was previously reported by Life.ru. Governor Alexander Drozdenko promised to provide the necessary assistance to the family of the deceased.