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Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg with drones ahead of 'Russian Davos'

Heavy smoke billows after Ukrainian drones hit infrastructure, according to local authorities, in St Petersburg, Russia June 3, 2026.
Heavy smoke billows after Ukrainian drones hit infrastructure, according to local authorities, in St Petersburg, Russia June 3, 2026. © Reuters

Ukrainian drone attacks in St. Petersburg targeted military and energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, setting ablaze a Russian warship and oil depots on the Baltic coast. This attack deep in Russian territory came on the opening day of Putin's three-day economic forum held in the city and as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit.

Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over the city where President Vladimir Putin was born as it hosts Russia’s leading event for attracting foreign capital.

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