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Mass drone attacks reported on Saint Petersburg and Leningrad region

newsJun 6, 202622594

On the night of June 6, Russian authorities said a large UAV strike targeted Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, and the Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 376 drones across 18 regions. A fire at a military facility near Saint Petersburg prompted evacuations, while officials closed Kronstadt island and ordered a partial evacuation of Lomonosovsky district. The attacks hit military and energy infrastructure, testing Russian air defenses and raising the risk of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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