AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSt. Petersburg Under Drone Pressure: Ukrainian drones hit the Saint Petersburg Oil Terminal and the Kronstadt military base as the city hosted SPIEF, sending black smoke over the Peter and Paul Fortress and briefly disrupting the main airport; Governor Alexander Beglov said infrastructure was damaged but no deaths were reported, while Ukraine framed it as a “fair response” and said the aim was to disrupt Putin’s forum message. Baltic Fleet Fallout: Ukraine also reported striking the Russian corvette RFS Boiky at Kronstadt during maintenance, with satellite imagery showing major fire damage to key superstructure areas. War’s Wider Toll: Ukraine’s prosecutor general said it is investigating 6,000+ cases tied to Russian crimes against children, citing 707 child deaths since the full-scale invasion. Diplomacy and Trade: Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told SPIEF Russia has reached “financial sovereignty,” while Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan met Putin in Moscow to deepen ties amid Western isolation. Security Signals: NATO launched the downsized BALTOPS exercise in the Baltic Sea near Russia’s borders, running through June 19. Tech and Sanctions: Apple removed Russia’s state-backed Max messenger from its App Store.
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