Ukraine targets St. Petersburg again after Putin rejects Zelenskyy's offer for direct talks
- On Saturday, June 6, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed long-range drone strikes reached 1,000 kilometers deep into Russia, targeting the Kronstadt naval base and an oil depot in Krasnodar Krai.
- These attacks intensified ahead of the final day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, as Kyiv continues targeting energy and military infrastructure to compound economic strain during the conflict.
- Russia's Defense Ministry reported its air defense systems intercepted 376 drones, including more than 140 over Leningrad Oblast, while footage showed fire crews battling flames aboard the guided-missile corvette Boikiy at Kronstadt.
- St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov advised residents to remain indoors and warned of mobile internet disruptions after three people were injured, while authorities confirmed evacuations in the Lomonosovsky district.
- Zelensky warned that Russian failures "will get more humiliating," while Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to strengthen air defenses after rejecting a proposal for peace negotiations on Friday.
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Moscow. Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky responded yesterday to the refusal of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to meet to negotiate peace with a new massive drone attack on St. Petersburg, during the early morning of the closing day of the Economic Forum in the birthplace of the Kremlin holder.
SAN PETERSBURGO. – Ukraine launched hundreds of drones this Saturday against Russia, many of them against the region of St.Petersburg, where the last day of the country's most important economic forum was held.In the country as a whole the attacks left at least one dead and caused the fire of an oil tank.Many of the drones were targeting St.Petersburg, the second attack on the city in less than a week, although the authorities did not report ser…
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