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Ukraine drone strike hits Russian oil terminal during SPIEF Economic Forum
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Ukraine has launched a drone attack on an oil terminal in St Petersburg, striking one of Russia’s most politically sensitive cities just as Moscow opened the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, or SPIEF.
Key facts
- The timing gave the operation a clear symbolic weight
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- Ukrainian drones struck an oil export terminal in the city only hours before the forum began, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the drones had travelled more than 1,000 kilometres to reach their targets.
Summary
The timing gave the operation a clear symbolic weight. SPIEF is Russia’s main annual economic forum and a platform President Vladimir Putin uses to show that Moscow can still draw foreign leaders and major business figures despite the war and Western sanctions.
Ukraine chose the opening of the forum to embarrass Putin in front of high-level guests and business leaders.