Smoke seen rising into air on edge of St. Petersburg after Ukrainian drone strike, witnesses say

A Ukrainian drone attack on the outskirts of St. Petersburg caused thick grey smoke to rise into the air on the first day of Russia's annual economic forum.

​Thick ​grey smoke ‌was seen rising ​into the air ‌on the outskirts of St. Petersburg on the first day ‌of Russia's annual economic ‌forum there after an overnight Ukrainian drone attack, according to ⁠Reuters witnesses ​on ⁠Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymry Zelenskiy said ⁠his drones ahd struck an oil ​terminal in St. Petersburg ⁠and Alexander Beglov, the governor ⁠of ​St Petersburg, said that unspecified "infrastructure objects" ⁠had been hit in three ⁠districts ⁠of the city.