Residents of St. Petersburg were told not to leave their homes after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack that also targeted areas from the Black Sea to central Russia.
Russia said it had intercepted hundreds of the drones, including those headed for Saint Petersburg, where it is hosting a major economic forum, as Ukraine reported at least three people killed by Russian strikes overnight.
On Saturday morning, Russia's defence ministry said it downed a total of 376 Ukrainian drones in locations along the border, including Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk and locations in Crimea and the Sea of Azov.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted on X, "Last night, our drones covered a distance of about 1,000 kilometres to the St. Petersburg region – to the enemy navy’s arsenals and a base in Kronstadt."
Zelensky started his message repeating his calls for peace, writing, "It is time to end this war. But Russia’s ruler wants to keep fighting."
