Charles Maines
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534 appearances
55 recordings
3 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 5 Sep
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Petersburg.
The extent of the damage from the attack was not immediately clear, but authorities said air defenses had intercepted over 140 Ukrainian drones in all.
The situation prompted the region's governor to instruct city residents to stay in their homes.
Authorities throttled mobile internet service, thought to help guide the drones to their targets.
The attack came on the final day of the International Economic Forum, an event used by Russian President Vladimir Putin to project Russian economic and political might.
In public remarks Friday, Putin dismissed an offer by his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, to hold face-to-face peace talks and said Russia would meet its military objectives.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, St.
Petersburg.
Well, you know, they happened just hours before the start of this St.
Petersburg International Economic Forum.
And while the drones didn't disrupt the proceedings, they certainly cast a shadow, a literal one.
There were plumes of smoke lingering over the city's skyline as people arrived.
It's certainly not the welcome that President Putin had hoped for.
This is really his conference to promote Russia's economic might.
and the country as a sure investment bet despite Western sanctions.
Yet these attacks are a reminder.
Ukraine can still strike inside Russia, including in and around major cities like St.
Petersburg, even days before Putin is due to address the forum.
Yeah, very much so, you know, and much of it really promoting a Kremlin worldview.
There's a lot of talk of conservative values, of multipolarity.
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