Three accounts on X reported late on 10 November that a large group of drones was heading toward the St. Petersburg area in northwestern Russia. None of the reports has been confirmed by Russian or Ukrainian officials, and none described impacts or casualties.
The account @Osinttechnical said local channels were reporting a swarm headed toward targets in the St. Petersburg area 1. The account @NOELreports said drones were attacking St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga, and that more than 50 drones had been reported about 60 km southwest of St. Petersburg 2.
The account @WarMonitor3 went further, saying Ukraine had launched a huge attack on the city with hundreds of drones 3. That figure differs from the "over 50" drones described by @NOELreports 2, and neither number is backed by an official statement or by evidence in the posts cited here.
The reports do not say who launched the drones or what they targeted, beyond the general reference to the St. Petersburg area and Ust-Luga. Each rests on posts by individual accounts, and the material cited includes no statement from Russian authorities or Ukraine's military.
The reports come during a period of heavy Russian air attacks on Ukraine. Ukraine's air force was reported to have said that 317 drones and missiles were launched overnight on 9 November, with 276 downed or suppressed, and a further report on 10 November cited 124 drones downed. Both of those reports are unconfirmed.
It is not clear whether the drones described in the posts reached any target, were intercepted, or were present in the numbers claimed.