"Several people have been wounded in Ukrainian drone attacks on St. Petersburg on theopening day of Russia’s largest investment forum hosted by the city, local governor Aleksandr Beglov has said.
UAVs targeted infrastructure in the Kirovsky and Krasnoselsky districts as well in the port of Kronstadt, which is also part of St. Petersburg, Beglov wrote in a post on Telegram on Wednesday morning.
Response teams have been deployed to the facilities damaged by the attacks, he added.
The 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2026), which is often referred to as the ‘Russian Davos’, is taking place between June 3 and 6." RT
"A strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit 306 km (190 mi) away from Dushanbe, Dushanbe,
Tajikistan, on Wed, Jun 3, 2026 at 06:58 GMT. The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so)." VD
"A total of 263 combat engagements between Ukrainian forces and Russian invaders were recorded along the frontline.
Ukraine's Air Force, missile troops, and artillery struck two Russian troop concentration areas, two command posts, four artillery systems, and five drone control centers.
In the Northern Slobozhanshchyna and Kursk sectors, one combat engagement was recorded. Russian forces carried out two airstrikes using three guided bombs and launched 76 attacks, including two with multiple launch rocket systems.In the Southern Slobozhanshchyna sector, Russian troops launched four attacks near Starytsia and toward Izbytske and Vilcha.
In the Kupiansk sector, Ukrainian defenders repelled five Russian attempts to advance toward Kupiansk, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi, and Kurylivka.
In the Lyman sector, Russian forces attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses 14 times toward Drobysheve, Dibrova, Lyman, and near Zarichne and Yampil.
In the Sloviansk sector, invading troops carried out 20 assaults near Zakitne and Riznykivka and toward Rai-Oleksandrivka and Kryva Luka.
In the Kramatorsk sector, no offensive operations were reported.
In the Kostiantynivka sector, Russian troops launched 12 attacks near Kostiantynivka, Ivanopillia, Pleshchiivka, Stepanivka, and toward Novopavlivka.
In the Pokrovsk sector, Ukrainian forces repelled 40 Russian assaults near Rodynske, Vasylivka, Novooleksandrivka, Hryshyne, and toward Stepy, Ivanivka, Serhiivka, Shevchenko, and Dorozhnie.
In the Oleksandrivka sector, Russian troops attacked seven times near Vorone, Ternove, and toward Kalynivske
In the Huliaipole sector, Russian forces launched 44 attacks near Dobropillia, Zlahoda, Zaliznychne, Olenokostiantynivka, Pryluky, and toward Vozdvyzhivka, Verkhnia Tersa, Huliaipilske, Charivne, Tsvitkove, and Hirke.
In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian defenders stopped three Russian attempts to advance near Shcherbaky.
In the Dnipro River sector, two Russian attacks toward the Antonivskyi Bridge were repelled." Ukrin
