{"id":349116,"date":"2026-06-03T21:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainian-drones-hit-st-petersburg-as-russian-davos-opens-in-city\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T21:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:00:47","slug":"ukrainian-drones-hit-st-petersburg-as-russian-davos-opens-in-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/ukrainian-drones-hit-st-petersburg-as-russian-davos-opens-in-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as &#8216;Russian Davos&#8217; opens in city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JghLaoZyJR8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as 'Russian Davos' opens in city\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JghLaoZyJR8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a very embarrassing day for Vladimir Putin,\u201d says Luke Harding, the Guardian\u2019s senior international correspondent.<br \/>\nSubscribe \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in the city of St Petersburg early on Wednesday, hours before international guests gathered for an economic forum described as Russia\u2019s answer to Davos and where Vladimir Putin is due to speak on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>About 20,000 visitors from 130 countries are expected to attend, including an official US delegation sent by Donald Trump. Ukraine\u2019s long-range drones also hit the Kronstadt naval base and shipyard in Leningrad oblast, the port home to Russia\u2019s Baltic fleet, where vessels were reportedly damaged. Russian air defences tried unsuccessfully to shoot the drones down.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, Ukraine has waged an increasingly successful aerial campaign to disrupt Russia\u2019s economy, striking ports, oil storage facilities, military facilities and airbases.<\/p>\n<p>Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the latest strikes on St Petersburg as \u201cfair\u201d adding: \u201cJust a day ago, there was a massive attack. We responded accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>#ukraine #russianews #stpetersburg #ukrainewar #russiandavos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a very embarrassing day for Vladimir Putin,\u201d says Luke Harding, the Guardian\u2019s senior international correspondent. 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