Ukrainian drone attack on St Petersburg triggers stay-at-home order and internet restrictions
St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov urged residents to stay indoors on June 6 during a mass Ukrainian drone raid, warning of possible mobile internet disruptions. Beglov later said the attack was repelled and air defense prevented damage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said drones struck arsenals and a naval base in Russia's Leningrad Oblast overnight on June 5-6.
St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov on June 6 urged residents to stay indoors during a mass Ukrainian drone raid, warning of possible mobile internet disruptions.
"In line with the recommendations of the Operational Headquarters, I ask St Petersburg residents to remain in their homes and not go outside. There may be disruptions to mobile internet services," Beglov wrote on Telegram.
Beglov later reported that the attack was repelled and that "Russian air defence managed to prevent damage." Media reports said 3,000 complaints about internet problems were recorded in St Petersburg over the course of a day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian drones attacked arsenals and a naval base in Russia's Leningrad Oblast on the night of 5-6 June. The strike follows a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy and military infrastructure, including a June 4 strike on a St Petersburg oil terminal and a June 3 expansion of Russian gasoline rationing to the city after refinery damage.