Russia: Ukrainian attacks target St. Petersburg as “Putin’s Davos” gets underway

Source: CNN

“Russia said it downed hundreds of drones over its territory, including about 60 over the Leningrad region Tuesday night, in a Ukrainian attack as a major economic forum gets underway. Saint Petersburg governor Aleksandr Beglov said three districts were targeted as part of an overnight Ukrainian drone assault that wounded several people and damaged infrastructure facilities. … Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky said ‘long-range strikes’ struck ‘key targets’ including the St Petersburg oil terminal, one of the largest oil transshipment complexes in northwestern Russia. … The attacks came as the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, or SPIEF, a major business event known as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s version of Davos, gets underway in the city on Wednesday.” (06/03/26)

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/03/europe/ukraine-drone-attack-russia-st-petersburg-intl-hnk