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Ukrainian long-range drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday, as the Russian city hosted an annual international economic forum promoted by President Vladimir Putin. <\/p>\n

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The drones flew more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) to hit the terminal, Zelenskyy said on social media. Clouds of black smoke rose over the city\u2019s port after the attack.<\/p>\n

Russian authorities said only that the Ukrainian drone strike targeted the city\u2019s infrastructure, without providing further details. The airport of St. Petersburg briefly suspended flights overnight because of the attack. Authorities also cut off mobile internet services.<\/p>\n

Putin is set to speak Friday at the economic forum in St. Petersburg that the Kremlin views as a prestige event<\/span>, although major Western investors and officials have stayed away since Russia invaded Ukraine<\/span> more than four years ago. Saudi Arabia is a special guest country this year and is due to send a large business delegation.<\/p>\n

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The strikes are an embarrassment for Putin, weeks after he had to prune back an annual Victory Day parade<\/span> in Moscow due to fears of Ukrainian drone attacks.<\/p>\n

The strikes came a day after Russian forces launched a massive drone and missile attack<\/span> on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least 22 civilians and wounding 138, as Moscow followed through with its threat of escalating its regular barrages<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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With the front line changing little as swarms of drones hinder battlefield movement, both sides have sought an edge by increasingly launching long-range strikes. The war that followed Russia\u2019s invasion of its neighbor has now stretched into its fifth year, with no end in sight.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s attacks are aimed at diminishing Russia\u2019s oil production<\/span>, which is a key source of funding for Moscow, and disrupting weapon production.<\/p>\n

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Ukraine has repeatedly targeted oil facilities at the port of St. Petersburg and nearby ports.<\/p>\n

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Ukrainian drone attacks overnight also hit the Kronstadt naval base, an old base for Russia\u2019s Baltic Fleet, and a manufacturing plant involved in weapon production in Russia\u2019s Tambov region, 600 kilometers (370 miles) from Ukraine, Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry said that air defenses downed 354 Ukrainian drones overnight.<\/p>\n

In the Russia-controlled part of Ukraine\u2019s Donetsk region, a Ukrainian strike hit a bus that was traveling from Moscow to Crimea, killing seven and injuring 11, according to the Kremlin-appointed head of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin.<\/p>\n

In the Smolensk region, two firefighters were killed by a Ukrainian drone attack, according to the regional governor, Vasily Anokhin. He said two other firefighters and a local resident were injured.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Russia fired 198 long-range drones at Ukraine last night, according to Ukraine\u2019s air force, with air defenses neutralizing 189. <\/p>\n

Authorities in Ukraine\u2019s northern Sumy region said that over the previous 24 hours one civilian was killed and 15 more were injured, including three children, by Russian strikes.<\/p>\n

In the southern Kherson, Russian overnight shelling and drone strikes killed an 86-year-old woman and wounded five other people, according to regional authorities.<\/p>\n

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Follow the AP\u2019s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine<\/span><\/p>\n

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