Ukrainian drones target Russian facilities in Leningrad Oblast, Black Sea incidents reported

Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale drone attack on military and logistical facilities in Russia's Leningrad Oblast and St. Petersburg. Separately, incidents in the Black Sea involved Russian attacks on Ukrainian vessels and an attack on a Turkish fishing boat.
Ukrainian forces conducted a large-scale drone attack targeting military and logistical facilities in Russia's Leningrad Oblast and St. Petersburg during the night of June 6. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukraine's Special Operations Forces confirmed the operation, which reportedly struck arsenals and a base. The Ukrainian General Staff specified targets included the Neste oil terminal and the Peterhofskaya oil depot in Lomonosov. Radio Svoboda, citing Exilenova+, also reported a strike on the 15th Arsenal of the Russian Navy in Bolshaya Izhora. The Leningrad Oblast governor claimed 141 drones were intercepted, while the St. Petersburg governor advised residents to remain indoors. Separately, Russian forces reportedly attacked two Ukrainian search and rescue vessels on a humanitarian mission in the Black Sea, causing injuries. Additionally, a Turkish fishing boat, Duru 67, sank near occupied Sevastopol on June 5 after "coming under attack," resulting in one fatality and five injuries.
Sources: Radio Svoboda, Forbes Ukraine, Suspilne Novyny, Hromadske
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