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Ukrainian drones strike a St. Petersburg oil terminal ahead of Putin visit

oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as the Russian city hosted an annual international economic forum promoted by President Vladimir Putin. [![Night attack on capital aftermath

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in city

Petersburg oil terminal, the Kronstadt base and a factory producing weapons in the Tambov region. Zelenskyy noted that the oil trans-shipment facility, one of the largest on Russia’s Baltic sea coast, was about

Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador over ‘stolen’ grain shipments

attacks are part of Ukraine’s long-term [campaign](/features/2025/9/18/ukraine-strikes-choke-off-russian-oil-exports-and-fuel-supplies) against Russia’s oil infrastructure that [escalated](/features/2026/4/24/russian-oil-exports-slump-as-ukraine-hammers-ports-and-refineries) starting in late March. In recent weeks, Ukrainian [drones struck](/features/2026/3/27/ukraine-fends-off-increased-attacks-strikes-russian-oil-revenue) Russia’s Ust-Luga and Primorsk