{"id":548728,"date":"2026-06-06T11:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T08:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=548728"},"modified":"2026-06-06T13:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T10:10:11","slug":"ukraine-launches-drone-attack-on-st-petersburg-and-several-russian-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/ukraine-launches-drone-attack-on-st-petersburg-and-several-russian-regions","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Launches Drone Attack on St. Petersburg and Several Russian Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>During the night of June 5\u20136, Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting St. Petersburg, the Leningrad Region and several other Russian regions.<\/p>\n<p>St. Petersburg Governor <strong>Alexander Beglov<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/a_beglov\/13333\">reported<\/a> the attack on the morning of June 6, urging residents to remain at home and warning of possible disruptions to mobile internet services.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0410\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u043e \u0421\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0442-\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433\u0443 6 \u0438\u044e\u043d\u044f 2026 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sgawyPbRt7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Leningrad Region Governor <b>Alexander Drozdenko<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/drozdenko_au_lo\/10573\">said<\/a> that 144 drones had been destroyed over the region. Debris fell in the Luzhsky, Volosovsky and Lomonosovsky districts. In the Lomonosovsky district, a fire broke out at a Russian Defence Ministry facility, and some residents were evacuated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_548675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548675\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_08-24-47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-548675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_08-24-47.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_08-24-47.jpg 900w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_08-24-47-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_08-24-47-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_08-24-47-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_08-24-47-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-548675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petergof. Photo: t.me\/astrapress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/astrapress\/114857\">OSINT analysis by Astra<\/a>, the Kronstadt Naval Cadet Military Corps in Kronstadt was reportedly among the targets, with black smoke observed above the building. The outlet also <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/astrapress\/114867\">reported<\/a> that the Marine Thermal Engineering Research Institute in St. Petersburg and an <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/astrapress\/114869\">oil depot<\/a> in Petergof may also have been targeted.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-548728-1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0605-242.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0605-242.mp4\">https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0605-242.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_548677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-548677\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_06-25-45.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-548677 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_06-25-45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_06-25-45.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_06-25-45-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_06-25-45-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_06-25-45-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/photo_2026-06-06_06-25-45-1067x800.jpg 1067w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-548677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: t.me\/astrapress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Ust-Labinsk in Russia\u2019s Krasnodar Territory, a drone attack sparked a fire at the Poltavskaya oil depot. The fire covered an area of approximately 5,000 square metres, and no casualties were reported.<\/p>\n<p><em><i>\u201cAs a result of a UAV attack on the premises of Poltavskaya Oil Depot JSC in the city of Ust-Labinsk, a fire broke out. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties. The fire covers an area of about 5,000 square metres,\u201d<\/i><\/em> the Unified Duty Dispatch Service of the Ust-Labinsky District <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/eddsUstLab\/324\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0423\u0441\u0442\u044c-\u041b\u0430\u0431\u0438\u043d\u0441\u043a 6 \u0438\u044e\u043d\u044f 2026 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VSCmC-SFD0A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1080px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-548728-2\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ust3.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ust3.mp4\">https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ust3.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-548728-3\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ust2.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ust2.mp4\">https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ust2.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Moscow Mayor <b>Sergei Sobyanin<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/mos_sobyanin\/20137\">reported<\/a> that nine drones heading toward Moscow had been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>In the Tula Region, 29 drones were shot down. Farm buildings and the glazing of a residential building in Uzlovaya were damaged, Governor <strong>Dmitry Milyaev<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/dmilyaev\/15898\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Defence Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/mod_russia\/64308\">said<\/a> that 376 Ukrainian drones had been destroyed over 17 regions, as well as over the waters of the Azov and Black seas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the night of June 5\u20136, Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting St. Petersburg, the Leningrad Region and several other Russian regions. St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov\u00a0reported the attack on the morning of June 6, urging residents to remain at home and warning of possible disruptions to mobile internet services. Leningrad Region Governor Alexander [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":548727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sharing_image":{"poster":"https:\/\/reform.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6a23f20780809.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"template":"691142dd","mode":"auto"},"_sharing_image_fieldset":{"dTVKfmI95PYT":"Ukraine Launches Drone Attack on St. Petersburg and Several Russian Regions"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[142339,142338,143090],"tags":[143121,143122,143123],"class_list":["post-548728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main","category-news","category-politics","tag-rossijsko-ukrainskaja-vojna","tag-rossija","tag-ukraina"],"wps_subtitle":"","permalink_manager":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}