Ukrainian Drones Strike St. Petersburg Oil Terminal Ahead Of Putin's Economic Forum

Some sources mention the attack occurred on June 3, 2026, while others note the exact time of the strike as early Wednesday morning.

The number of casualties and the exact nature of the damage to the oil terminal are not consistently reported across sources.

Ukrainian long-range drones hit an oil terminal in the Russian city of St Petersburg on June 3, setting the facility ablaze. It came hours before Vladimir Putin's showcase economic forum got under way in the city, apparently an attempt to embarrass the Kremlin chief. Moscow said it would keep striking Ukraine systematically in response to such attacks.

Ukrainian drone attacks in St. Petersburg targeted military and energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, setting ablaze a Russian warship and oil depots on the Baltic coast. This attack deep in Russian territory came on the opening day of Putin's three-day economic forum held in the city and as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte  arrived in Kyiv for an unannounced visit.

Several long-range drones struck oil storage facilities near the city, days before Vladimir Putin is due to address the event.

Ukraine launched drone attacks on a Russian oil terminal and military sites in St. Petersburg on June 3 hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to host a major international economic forum.

Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg, triggering a fire ahead of a major economic forum where Vladimir Putin is scheduled to speak

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin.

Ukrainian drones attacked energy and military sites in St. Petersburg as Russia's major economic forum was set to kick off in the city, a day after Moscow killed 23 people across Ukraine in devastating air attacks.

Energy and military sites targeted as guests gather for economic forum where Putin is due to speak on Friday Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St Petersburg early on Wednesday hours before international guests gathered for the city’s flagship economic forum, in a blow to Vladimir Putin. Several long-range drones crashed into oil storage facilities after Russian air defences tried unsuccessfully to shoot them down. There were loud explosions and black smoke rose high above the city from the blazing oil terminal. Continue reading...

Ukrainian drones hit energy and military sites in St Petersburg early Wednesday morning as officials gathered for a flagship economic forum in the city, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said. Some 20,000 guests from 130 countries are set to attend the three-day annual St Petersburg International Economic Forum – an event that was once Russia’s premier gathering to court Western investors and businesses – which starts Wednesday. The strikes come a day after a barrage of Russian missiles and...

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.

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.

Two emergency workers were killed and another two suffered injuries in a drone strike in the country’s western Smolensk Region

Governor Alexander Drozdenko said that 59 unmanned aerial vehicles had been downed over the past night