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

Ukraine's attack on Saint Petersburg 'brings war back to Russia'
France 24 Wednesday 03 June 2026, 14:52 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Ukraine's attack on Saint Petersburg 'brings war back to Russia' Europe Issued on: Share Volodymyr Zelensky called Kyiv's attack on Saint Petersburg a 'fair' response to the deadly Russian strikes on several Ukrainian cities a day earlier. It is also a testimony to Ukraine's growing capacity to strike further inside Russia. FRANCE 24's Douglas Herbert tells us what that means for Russia.
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