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Kremlin says it will keep striking Ukraine 'systematically' after drone attack on St Petersburg

The Kremlin underlined on Wednesday that Russia would continue to launch systematic strikes against Ukraine, following a drone attack by Ukraine on an oil terminal and naval base in St. Petersburg, just hours before President Vladimir Putin was set to inaugurate a high-profile economic forum.

Reuters WORLD
Published June 03,2026
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The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would ⁠keep ⁠striking Ukraine systematically after Ukrainian drones struck an oil ⁠terminal and naval base in St Petersburg hours before President Vladimir Putin's showcase economic forum got underway.

"I ⁠would like ⁠to remind you of the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which states ⁠that our responses will be systematic in nature, and indeed they already are," Kremlin spokesman ⁠Dmitry ‌Peskov ‌told reporters when ⁠asked ‌about the Ukrainian attack on St ⁠Petersburg.