Russia says Ukraine launched a large-scale drone assault over multiple regions including St. Petersburg.

A major economic forum is getting underway in St. Petersburg, an event often dubbed Vladmir Putin's version of Davos.

The attack comes a day after Russia launched a wave of deadly strikes across Ukraine, killing at least 23 people.

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Moscow downed hundreds of drones over its territory late Tuesday, regional officials said, after Kyiv launched a major attack reaching as far as the Russian capital as an economic forum drawing thousands of attendees gets underway.