Saturday is the last day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's St. Petersburt International Economic Forum. Ukraine struck military targets near the city overnight Friday. Photo by Anatoly Maltsev/EPA
June 6 (UPI) -- A drone attack launched by Ukraine hit St. Petersburg, Russia, overnight as Russian President Vladimir Putin wraps up an economic forum there.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinsky had asked Putin to meet face to face and discuss peace talks, but Putin responded that there was no point.
"It is time to end this war. But Russia's ruler wants to keep fighting," Zelensky wrote on X early Saturday. "That is why Ukrainian sanctions against this aggression are working. Last night, our drones covered a distance of about 1,000 kilometers to the St. Petersburg region -- to the enemy navy's arsenals and a base in Kronstadt. Our long-range sanctions also reached about 500 kilometers into the Krasnodar region -- and hit an oil depot."
It is time to end this war. But Russia's ruler wants to keep fighting. That is why Ukrainian sanctions against this aggression are working. Last night, our drones covered a distance of about 1,000 kilometers to the St. Petersburg region - to the enemy navy's arsenals and a base... pic.twitter.com/IkdN8UE3QD— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 6, 2026
