- Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of launching an ‘unprecedented’ attack on St Petersburg on the final day of the ‘Russian Davos’ major economic forum in the city.
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had targeted a naval base and Russian arsenals with drones, travelling 620 miles to the region.
- Regional governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said more than 140 drones were shot down over the surrounding Leningrad region.
- Zelensky also said that an oil depot in the southern Krasnodar region, 310 miles away, was also struck as part of what he called Ukraine’s “long-range sanctions” on Russia.
- Russian president Vladimir Putin had earlier told the forum there was no point in meeting with Zelensky, who had suggested reopening talks to end the war.
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