Saint Petersburg – Ukrainian drones hit an oil complex and military base in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday as ministers and officials gathered for a flagship economic forum in Russia’s second city, officials said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the strikes “fair” retaliation for Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine and threatened more, as his country recovered from Russian drone and missile attacks on Tuesday that killed 23 people.

Some 20,000 people from 130 countries were to attend the three-day annual Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) — an event once dubbed “Russia’s Davos” — which began Wednesday.

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