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Ukraine's attack on Saint Petersburg 'brings war back to Russia'

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 233 words · By Video by Douglas HERBERT
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Claim 1: “Volodymyr Zelensky called Kyiv's attack on Saint Petersburg a 'fair' response to the deadly Russian strikes on several Ukrainian cities a day earlier.”
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Only one provided web search result explicitly mentions President Zelensky calling the hit on arsenals and a naval base a 'just response' to Russian attacks. While this aligns with the claim's 'fair response' phrasing, there is only one specific source confirming this quote in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 23 August 2023, an Embraer Legacy 600 business jet with ten people on board crashed near Kuzhenkino in Tver Oblast, approximately 100 kilometers (60 mi) north of its departure point in Moscow. Amon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Wagner_Group_plane_crash
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Russia from 15 to 17 March 2024. It was the eighth presidential election in the country. The incumbent president Vladimir Putin won with 88% of the vote, the highes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Russian_presidential_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
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Claim 2: “deadly Russian strikes on several Ukrainian cities a day earlier”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Russia, Saint Petersburg, and a Reuters article about fuel shortages. None of the provided evidence specifically confirms that 'deadly Russian strikes on several Ukrainian cities' occurred 'a day earlier' than the Saint Petersburg attack.
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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 — BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian: БК Зенит Санкт Петербург), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team tha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Zenit_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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Claim 3: “Ukraine's attack on Saint Petersburg”
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Three independent web search results confirm that Ukrainian drones targeted Saint Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region, specifically mentioning the disruption of an economic forum and the shooting down of over 140 drones.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia says Ukraine has launched an "unprecedented attack" on and around St Petersburg, as the city hosted the final day of an economic forum. More than 140 drones were shot down over the surrounding …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7498kz808o
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web search NEUTRAL — The St Petersburg IEFis the Kremlin’s flagship annual business gathering, which Moscow uses to project economic resilience. According to its website it is scheduled for June 3-6.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/ukraine-strike-st-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Saint Petersburg's main airport closed for hours, while several flights from Moscow to the northern capital were delayed. Ukrainian officials said the attack aimed to disrupt the conference.
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ukraine-drones-hit-saint-p…
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