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Suspect in the murder of a child and his grandmother in St. Petersburg detained in the Leningrad Region

A 40-year-old mathematics teacher suspected of a double murder in the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg has been detained in the Leningrad Region. According to investigators, he killed his cohabitant's mother and their common child — the boy's body was found in a refrigerator. During questioning, the man spoke of his wife's infidelity and plans to take his own life.

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In the Leningrad Region, a man stabbed an acquaintance out of jealousy and was detained near Pulkovo

In the morning in the settlement of Fyodorovskoye in the Leningrad Region, a 36-year-old man, during a quarrel over jealousy, according to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, stabbed a 35-year-old acquaintance several times, who died. The suspect fled but was detained a few hours later in the area of Pulkovo airport. He is awaiting a decision on pre-trial detention.

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Expert suggests risk of missile strike on Leningrad Region due to Ukrainian drone flights through the Baltics

Tsargrad military commentator Vlad Shlepchenko suggested that the use of the airspace of the Baltic states by Ukrainian drones could create prerequisites for missile attacks on the Leningrad Region. According to him, during the recent raids on northwestern Russia the drones again flew through neighboring states, and deeper than in the spring. Similar concern was voiced by expert Yevgeny Mikhailov.

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Drone danger regime declared in Leningrad Region

Governor of Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko announced a UAV danger alert in the Luzhsky District. In Smolensk Region, Governor Vasily Anokhin said air defenses were repelling a drone attack. The Russian Defense Ministry reported the destruction of 383 Ukrainian drones over the past day.

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Drones attacked Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Region: fire at an oil terminal, strike on VK data center

On the night of October 18, Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region came under a massive drone attack. Governor Alexander Beglov reported fires at civilian infrastructure facilities and an oil terminal, restrictions on Pulkovo airport operations, and no casualties. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander Drozdenko stated that 126 drones were shot down. VK confirmed an attack on its data center but assured that its services are operating normally, although monitoring services recorded an increase in complaints about VKontakte.

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