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Russia says hundreds of Ukrainian drones downed as economic forum ends

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 594 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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Russia says hundreds of Ukrainian drones downed as economic forum ends Russia’s defence ministry said the drones were downed over 16 areas and regions, including St Petersburg, Crimea and over the Azov and Black seas.

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What happened

Russia says hundreds of Ukrainian drones downed as economic forum ends Russia’s defence ministry said the drones were downed over 16 areas and regions, including St Petersburg, Crimea and over the Azov and Black seas.

Why it matters

Residents of Saint Petersburg were told not to leave their homes after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted Russia’s second-largest city at the end of a three-day international economic forum.

Common ground

Russia said air defences shot down 376 Ukrainian drones overnight as attacks intensify on both sides with no clear end in sight, after Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was no point meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy for…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to Aleksandr Drozdenko, governor of the Leningrad region... 86 drones were shot down.”
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Different sources report conflicting numbers for the Leningrad region: one source says 86 drones, another says over 140, and another says 72. All attribute these to the Leningrad region/Governor Drozdenko.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russian elections were held in Russia, in large part, on 14 September 2025, with several regions. There were 21 gubernatorial elections (20 direct and one indirectly elected), 11 regional par…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russian_elections
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (Russian: субъекты Российской Федерации, romanized: subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the subjects…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_subjects_of_Russia
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Claim 2: “On the first day of the summit on Wednesday, Ukrainian drones hit an oil complex and naval base in the city.”
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Web search results confirm that Ukrainian drones hit an oil complex and naval base in St Petersburg on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of the summit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Zelenskyy said Kyiv's drones covered a distance of “about 1,000 kilometers to the St Petersburg region – to the enemy navy's arsenals and a base ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/6/russia-says-hundreds…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 4, 2026 ... Ukraine launches a large drone attack on oil terminals near St. Petersburg. Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelenskyy said his defense forces ...
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/posts/ukraine-launches-a-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Ukrainian drones hit an oil complex and military base in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday as ministers and officials gathered for a flagship ...
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260603-ukraine-drone…
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Claim 3: “One person was also killed, and three others were wounded in Russian drone and artillery attacks in Dnipropetrovsk, regional governor Oleksandr Ganzha wrote on Telegram.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.
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Claim 4: “Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said Russian forces had attacked two civilian search and rescue vessels in Ukrainian waters, causing injuries.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this claim.
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Claim 5: “speaking at the economic forum on Friday, Putin said there was “no point”.”
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Claim 6: “Zelenskyy... appealed to Putin and said: “Ukraine proposes ending this war through direct engagement between us – and you. I am proposing a meeting”.”
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Claim 7: “Zelenskyy said Kyiv’s drones covered a distance of “about 1,000 kilometers to the St Petersburg region – to the enemy navy’s arsenals and a base in Kronstadt”.”
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The BBC and other web search results independently confirm Zelenskyy's claim that drones traveled 1,000km to target naval arsenals and a base in Kronstadt.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been attacks in mainland Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war since its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The main targets have been the military, the arms industry and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June 2025 to 31 August 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 June 2026 to the present day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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Claim 8: “The St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), with some 20,000 guests from more than 130 countries, ends on Saturday.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of search results for 'St. Stephen, South Carolina' and local elections, which are completely irrelevant to the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
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web search NEUTRAL — St. Stephen is located in northern Berkeley County between Lake Moultrie to the west and the Santee River to the northeast. The town lies along the western edge of Francis Marion National Forest near …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Stephen,_South_Carolina
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web search NEUTRAL — Looking for something fun and engaging to do in St. Stephen? What’s Happening: And much more! Whether you’re interested in local arts, sports, family-friendly events, or civic engagement, there’s some…
https://www.ststephensc.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 · Election Day: SC Primary Runoffs are Tuesday, June 23. Polls will open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Registered voters must cast their ballot at their designated polling location.
https://berkeleycountysc.gov/statewide-primary-runoffs/
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Claim 9: “Russia’s defence ministry said the drones were downed over 16 areas and regions, including St Petersburg, Crimea and over the Azov and Black seas.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Al Jazeera and other reports) confirm the Russian defense ministry's claim that drones were downed over 16 regions, including St Petersburg, Crimea, and the Azov/Black seas.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the Neva River at the h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petersburg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of cities and towns in Russia and parts of the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine with a population of over 50,000 as of the 2021 census. The figures are for the population within …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Ru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In March and April 2021, before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Armed Forces began massing thousands of personnel and military equipment near Russia's border with Ukraine and in Crim…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2022_Russian_in…
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Claim 10: “Zaporizhzhia regional governor Ivan Fedorov said on Saturday that the bodies of two men who had been unaccounted for after a Russian attack were found.”
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Multiple independent reports confirm that Zaporizhzhia governor Ivan Fedorov reported the recovery of two bodies following a Russian attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Ivan Fedorov, Head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration, said emergency responders recovered the bodies of two people from the ...
https://www.facebook.com/wartodaypage/posts/breaking-russian…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... In Zaporizhzhia, the bodies of two victims were recovered from ... As previously reported, Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia overnight.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4143717-two-people-kill…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... According to Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration head Ivan Fedorov, the attack caused extensive damage in a residential neighborhood ...
https://www.facebook.com/ukrnewsfeed/posts/two-people-were-i…
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Claim 11: “Russia said air defences shot down 376 Ukrainian drones overnight”
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While one source mentions 375 drones (Meduza), the specific number '376' is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence. The provided Wikipedia entries are general and do not confirm this specific nightly count.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of vessels used by Ukrainian Navy. It includes main naval ships and cutters which are in service or were recently unlisted in the Ukrainian Navy as well as the auxiliary fleet, and list…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Ukrainian_Navy_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian air force has repeatedly struck Ukrainian medical facilities, hospitals, clinics, and ambulances, and health workers. The Ministry of Defense of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_strikes_on_hospitals_d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia is generally considered a great power and wields significant regional influence in Europe, possessing the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons and having the third-highest military expenditure …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
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Claim 12: ““Our long-range sanctions also reached about 500 kilometers into the Krasnodar region – and hit an oil depot,” he said in a post on X.”
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Multiple sources (Sky News and others) confirm Zelenskyy's statement regarding the strike on an oil depot in the Krasnodar region at a distance of approximately 500km.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There have been attacks in mainland Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war since its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The main targets have been the military, the arms industry and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attacks_in_Russia_during_the_R…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The R-360 Neptune (Ukrainian: Р-360 «Нептун», romanized: R-360 "Neptun") is a Ukrainian family of subsonic cruise missiles with all-weather capabilities developed by the Luch Design Bureau in Kyiv as …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-360_Neptune
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…
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