The Russian city of St Petersburg was blitzed by a Ukrainian drone strike, Kyiv’s minister of strategic industries claimed at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Russia also said on Thursday that Ukraine targeted areas across the country with drone attacks.
Regional governor in St Petersburg, Alexander Bogomaz, claimed that four oil tanks were left in flames on Friday after Russia took out one of the Ukrainian drones.
St Petersburg is where Russian President Vladimir Putin grew up.
This comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushes the West to ensure that sanctions on Russia are enforced.
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He said on X: “The terrorist state manufactures weapons, including missiles. There are dozens of critical components in each of them that were manufactured abroad, many of which were produced by companies from the free world.
“Blocking sanctions evasion loopholes means literally blocking terror. I am grateful to all of our partners who understand this, as well as everyone around the world who supports our relevant efforts.”
As Ukraine and Russia continue to fight over territory, a NATO official made a concerning statement at the World Economic Forum.
Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of the NATO military committee, warned that the West should prepare for an all out war with Russia.
He added that citizens in the West should prepare for a significant change in their lives.
Admiral Bauer said: “We have to realise it’s not a given that we are in peace. And that’s why we [NATO forces] are preparing for a conflict with Russia.”
“But the discussion is much wider. It is also the industrial base and also the people that have to understand they play a role.”
He also said that Sweden had done the right thing by calling on its population to prepare for war earlier this month.
He continued: “It starts there. The realisation that not everything is plannable and not everything is going to be hunky dory in the next 20 years.”
NATO is poised to hold its biggest military exercises since the Cold War.
Around 90,000 troops with take part in the Steadfast Defender exercise in May, including 20,000 from the UK.
