Drones hammer Putin’s hometown where ‘Russian Davos’ taking place

0 June 3, 2026 06:29

Vladimir Putin’s homecoming in St Petersburg has been thrown into turmoil after Ukraine unleashed a devastating drone blitz on the city.

St Petersburg, Russia‘s second-biggest city and Putin’s hometown, is due to hold ‘Russian Davos’ later today.

Dramatic footage from the port city showed fireball blasts erupting as plumes of black smoke billowed over the St Petersburg Oil Terminal.

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