Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg as Russia opens its flagship economic forum
Ukraine launched long-range drones at St. Petersburg on the opening day of Russia's SPIEF investment forum. Kyiv calls the targets a legitimate part of the war effort; Moscow calls it a reckless strike on civilian infrastructure.
The summary above is a neutral framing. Below, each side reports the same story in its own words — judge for yourself.
Kyiv says its long-range drones struck a St. Petersburg oil terminal — a legitimate military and economic target meant to choke the oil revenue funding Russia's war — timed to embarrass Moscow as it opened its showcase economic forum.
Russian outlets report the drones hit infrastructure across two St. Petersburg districts and the port of Kronstadt, wounding residents, with dozens of UAVs downed over the Leningrad region. Moscow frames it as a reckless act that could escalate the war.
