Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUkrainian drones launched attacks near St Petersburg on Wednesday, just hours before Vladimir Putin's economic forum commenced. Ukraine's military stated it struck the Boikiy corvette, located in a dry dock at Russia's Baltic Fleet base in Kronstadt, causing a significant fire. A video released by Ukraine reportedly shows a drone hitting the Boikiy warship. Unconfirmed social media footage depicted drones flying over St Petersburg and fires raging at an export fuel terminal. Anti-aircraft fire was reportedly heard during the drone attacks, with one drone appearing to fly unhindered. In fullUkraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv strikes Baltic Fleet warship near St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ kicks offThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in