Ukrainian Drones Target Putin's Economic Forum in St. Petersburg as Fuel Crisis Spreads in Russia

Ukrainian drones struck St. Petersburg during Vladimir Putin's international economic forum, humiliating the Russian president in front of allied leaders after he was allowed to hold his May 9th Victory Day parade without incident. The attack on Russia's second-largest city occurred as Putin hosted what the Kremlin promoted as a major global economic gathering. Meanwhile, fuel shortages are spreading across Russian territory, with gasoline now being rationed in the Bryansk and Kursk regions near the Ukrainian border. The developments come as fighting continues along multiple fronts, with particularly intense combat reported in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka and concerning developments in the Kramatorsk direction, according to military reports on the 1,560th day of the conflict.