When black smoke hung in the sky above St.

MOSCOW: Thick grey smoke was seen rising into the air on the outskirts of St. Petersburg on the first day of Russia’s annual economic forum there after an overnight…

Black smoke rises over major fuel terminal as city hosts Vladimir Putin’s global economic summit.

Flames and smoke over skyline ahead of economic conference

Ukrainian drones struck energy and military targets in St. Petersburg early Wednesday as the city hosted a major economic forum, according to Russian and...

Ukrainian long-range drones hit an oil terminal in the Russian city of St Petersburg on June 3, setting the facility ablaze. It came hours before Vladimir Putin's showcase…

A Ukrainian drone strike targeted energy facilities near St Petersburg hours before the forum began.

A massive black cloud rising above the St. Petersburg skyline from a Ukrainian drone strike set a gloomy tone for the opening of President Vladimir Putin’s annual showcase of…

Russia's Vladimir Putin will address a flagship investment forum in Saint Petersburg on Friday, as the war in Ukraine drags the economy into stagnation and days after brazen…

Russia's Vladimir Putin will address a flagship investment forum in Saint Petersburg on June 5, as the war in Ukraine drags the economy into stagnation and days after brazen…

The opening of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was overshadowed by Ukrainian drone strikes on a nearby oil terminal, prompting debate over Russi

Ahead of his speech Friday, the Russian leader vowed to strengthen his country’s air defenses after an attack rocked the host city St. Petersburg.

As war comes to Russia’s second city, the president’s lies are exposed

When black smoke hung in the sky above St.

Ukrainian drones struck St Petersburg's oil terminal and naval base during SPIEF 2026, producing visible smoke as 20,000 delegates attended Russia's

SPIEF 2026 projected Russian weakness. It exposed a country whose strategists openly plan for generational war, and whose second city faces strikes.