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Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal ahead of ‘Russian Davos’
- Ukrainian long-range drones struck the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal overnight, igniting a massive blaze just hours before the opening of the city's premier international economic forum.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the deep strike—located 1,100 kilometers from Ukraine's border—as part of Kyiv's "long-range sanctions plan," targeting a vital Baltic Sea facility that processes 12.5 million tons of petroleum products annually to fuel the Russian war effort.
- The high-profile attack sent thick plumes of black smoke over the city, casting a literal shadow as 20,000 international delegates arrived at the Expoforum for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum , often dubbed the "Russian Davos."
- Kyiv's forces simultaneously struck the Kronstadt naval base in the Port of St. Petersburg, using unmanned systems to target Russia's Baltic fleet and reportedly damaging the Project 20380 missile corvette Boikiy while it was docked for repairs.
- The strikes triggered significant travel and infrastructure chaos, forcing authorities to temporarily shut down Pulkovo Airport—disrupting incoming flights for forum attendees—and prompt widespread mobile internet blackouts across the city.
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Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal before city hosts Russian economic forum
Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy 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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Despite the harsh Ukrainian attacks, authorities assure that the safety of participants in the St. Petersburg economic forum will not be threatened.
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