Ukraine drones strike St. Petersburg, hitting oil terminal; Putin speaks with Trump amid escalation

Ukrainian drones struck St. Petersburg on Saturday, with authorities reporting that an oil terminal was hit and one aircraft crashed near the historic Peterhof complex. The city governor stated that over 70 Ukrainian drones were downed. The offensive occurred just hours after a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy killed four people, and followed a deadly Russian strike on Kyiv that claimed 30 lives earlier in the week.

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The defense forces of Ukraine attacked port oil infrastructures that generate income for the war that Russia is waging, and there were also successful attacks against Kronstadt, an important military target.

Ukraine has escalated its operations within Russian territory in recent months, with a particular focus on the country's oil infrastructure. The governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, confirmed that the attack impacted an oil terminal in the Kirovsky district, but stated that technical consequences were resolved without casualties.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that the Russian naval base at Kronstadt, also in St. Petersburg, was among the targets. He asserted that Ukrainian defense forces struck port oil facilities generating revenue for Russia's war effort, as well as Kronstadt, a significant military objective.

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The attack reached the area of an oil terminal in the Kirovsky district. Technical consequences have been resolved and there have been no casualties.

Meanwhile, in Ukraine, a bombing in the central city of Kramatorsk injured at least five people, according to the Ukrainian prosecutor's office. Nine people were reported injured in the Dnipropetrovsk region and five in Zaporizhzhia. The front lines in Ukraine remained largely unchanged in June, indicating a loss of momentum for Russian forces in recent months. The Ukrainian military denied Russian claims of capturing the strategic town of Kostiantynivka, stating that their soldiers continue to defend the city under difficult but controlled conditions.

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The Ukrainian defenders maintain their positions. The situation is difficult, but it is under the control of the Ukrainian forces.