Ukraine Russia, news today: large-scale attack in St. Petersburg

“The attack hit the area of ​​an oil terminal in the Kirovsky district” of St. Petersburg. “The technical problems have been resolved. There were no casualties,” the governor wrote on Telegram. “The air defense forces shot down 72 drones, one of which crashed in Peterhof. There were no casualties or damage,” he added.

Volodymyr Zelensky then confirmed the attack launched on the city: “Last night, our long-range sanctions against Russia, imposed due to the ongoing war, hit targets near St. Petersburg. The Ukrainian Defense Forces have hit the port’s oil infrastructure, which generated revenue for the Russian war, and also carried out effective attacks against Kronstadtan important military objective. The distance from the Ukrainian state border is more than 850 kilometers.”

“I thank all those who are ensuring the precision of Ukrainian operations and the implementation of our long-range sanctions plan”, writes the Ukrainian president, once again resorting to the expression he uses to talk about the attacks carried out ever deeper into Russian territory by Kiev’s forces.

Zelensky: “Aerial bombs aimed at civilians in Sumy”

A Amountsafter the latest attack on Moscow, “operations are underway to deal with the consequences of the Russian air raid. The Russians have used guided aerial bombs against civilians in the city center. There may still be people trapped under the rubble of a building. Tragically, so far, four victims have been confirmed, including a child. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 27 people were injured, including six children. Many suffered serious injuries”. The Ukrainian president wrote this in a post on X denouncing the attacks launched yesterday by the Russian forces. Volodymyr Zelensky.

“During the day – he continues – Russia also struck Zaporizhzhiawhere a drone strike killed two people and injured six others, including a child. Also Kharkiv was hit by an enemy remotely piloted drone, causing injuries. Also several communities in the Kharkiv regions, Dnipro is Donetsk they were targeted”, explains the leader of Kiev.

“AND It is essential that our partners put pressure on Russia“, Zelensky then asks, underlining that “Russia it will certainly listen to the United States, the other G7 and G20 countries and Europe. We must remember that Europe has tools to put pressure on this aggressor, especially on its energy sector, its oil fleet and its financial system”, continues the Ukrainian president. “These tools must be used. We must also accomplish further steps to strengthen our defensefirst and foremost our air defense.”

Kiev denies Moscow: “Konstantinovka did not fall”

The General Staff of the Ukrainian army has meanwhile denied Krenlin’s announcement about an alleged conquest of the strategic city of Konstantinovka, in the eastern Donetsk region. The spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Andriy Kovalev, told the Pravda newspaper that Kiev troops continue to resist both the assaults of Russian forces in the surroundings of the city and the actions of groups of saboteurs infiltrated within the urban center.

According to Kovalev, “the enemy conducted 11 assault operations on July 3, without achieving any success” and “continues to spread disinformation and fake news through its highest officials.” The spokesperson added that “Ukrainian defenders maintain their assigned positions” and that, while remaining “difficult”, the situation is “under the control of the Defense Forces of Ukraine”.