Russia repels drone attack over Leningrad region, governor says

Russia has downed three drones over the Leningrad region, northwest of Moscow, as the country continues to repel attacks on its critical energy infrastructure.

​Russia ​has downed ‌three drones ​over the Leningrad ‌region to the northwest of Moscow and continues ‌to repel the attacks, ‌regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said on the ⁠Telegram ​messaging ⁠app.

The Leningrad region, home ⁠to crucial energy export infrastructure ​and a major oil ⁠refinery, is hosting ⁠its ​fifth wartime economic conference in St. ⁠Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin's "Russian Davos", ⁠from ⁠Wednesday.