Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg on opening day of economic forum as city cuts mobile internet

Source: Alexander Beglov

Ukrainian drones struck infrastructure in Kronstadt and in St. Petersburg’s Kirovsky and Krasnoselsky districts on the morning of June 3, Governor Alexander Beglov said. Several people were injured and some facilities were damaged, he said, without elaborating.

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The drone attack set fire to the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, one of Russia’s largest liquid cargo transshipment terminals in the Baltic region, according to the Telegram channel Astra.

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Air raid alerts were also declared overnight on June 3 in the Leningrad region, where regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said 59 drones had been shot down. In the Luzhsky district, falling debris caused minor damage to four private homes, with no injuries reported.

Pulkovo Airport imposed restrictions on incoming and outgoing flights overnight. Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency warned that airspace restrictions had also been introduced over several districts of the Leningrad region.

St. Petersburg residents have been reporting mobile internet disruptions since the morning, according to Downdetector and “Sboy.rf.” Users say websites are inaccessible and messaging apps are not working, with some reporting a complete loss of mobile service.

The St. Petersburg Economic Forum is running in the city from June 3 to 6. This year’s participants include several guests from the United States, drawn mainly from right-wing and far-right circles, as well as Vladimir Putin’s daughters. Putin himself is expected to address the forum on June 5.

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