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Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens

Ukraine drones rained down on St. Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens22 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLaura GozziReutersBlack smoke from a burning oil terminal could be seen billowing over central St PetersburgUkraine has carried out a strike on the outskirts Russia's St Petersburg, hours before the opening of a major economic forum designed to attract foreign investment into the country.As dawn broke black plumes of smoke rose over Russia's second city, where Vladimir Puti...
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  • Ukraine drones rained down on St. Petersburg late Tuesday, striking infrastructure and wounding several people, just hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s signature economic forum opened in the city. Hundreds of drones hit several other Russian citie... S1
  • Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as Putin's flagship economic forum opens22 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLaura GozziReutersBlack smoke from a burning oil terminal could be seen billowing over central St PetersburgUkraine has carried out a st... S2
  • Ukraine has been stepping up long-range strikes as the war grinds on, with Russia's northerly second city now hit. The latest attack on Saint Petersburg takes place as an event long known as "Russia's Davos" kicks off. S3
  • Energy and military sites targeted as guests gather for economic forum where Putin is due to speak on FridayUkrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St Petersburg early on Wednesday hours before international guests gathered for the city’s flagship ec... S4
  • Ukraine has been stepping up long-range strikes as the war grinds on, with Russia's northerly second city now hit. The latest attack on Saint Petersburg takes place as an event long known as "Russia's Davos" kicks off. S5
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