Ukraine has carried out one of its deepest strikes into Russian territory, targeting St. Petersburg – a city more than 1,500 kilometers from the front line. Thick smoke rose over key infrastructure, including an oil terminal, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the attacks as “fair” and warned that more could follow. The strike comes just days after deadly Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities. Is this the start of a new phase of escalation in the war? DW Riga bureau chief Juri Rescheto has the latest on the strike. And Orysia Lutsevych, deputy Director of the Russia and Eurasia program at the think tank Chatham House talks to DW News
00:00 Ukraine strikes Russia’s St. Petersburg with drones
00:32 Attacks coincide with flagship international economic forum
02:38 DW’s Juri Rescheto: Oil terminal, Kronstadt naval base targeted
04:04 Ukraine’s long range drone warfare increasingly puts Russia on the spot
06:36 Orysia Lutsevych: Putin’s international image in the crosshairs
09:19 Will ramped up attacks lead to serious peace talks?
11:56 Do Russians still support Putin 4 years into the war?
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