Ukraine staged a massive attack on a St Petersburg oil port today, ahead of a major economic forum hosted by Vladimir Putin in the city.
The high-profile strike comes as Putin was warned his economy is on the brink due to the war, Russian citizens tried to flee Crimea and Ukraine continues to seize increasing amounts of territory on the battlefield.
The oil terminal, located on the Gulf of Finland at the city’s Great Port of St. Petersburg, is one of Russia’s largest fuel storage and export facilities, with a throughput of 12.5 million tons per year.
The attack occurred just hours before the
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