A Massive Fire Broke Out Near St. Petersburg Following An Explosion

• 1.09.2026, 12:16

A commotion has broken out in the town of Koltushi.

On the morning of September 1, an explosion occurred in the town of Koltushi near St. Petersburg. A fire broke out afterward.

This was reported by the Telegram channel “Astra”.

A large-scale fire broke out in the town of Koltushi in the Leningrad Region, near the “Vyborzhets” agricultural company. Local residents reported this.

According to them, an explosion was heard before the fire broke out.

Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties.

As a reminder, on August 31 and during the night of September 1, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a number of military targets—from the temporarily occupied Crimea to Russia’s rear areas, including sites where attack drones are stored, prepared, and launched in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk.