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01:16Thank you very much.
01:17Instead, it opened with black smoke over the Gulf of Finland.
01:22Today is day one of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
01:27Spief 2026.
01:29Russia's answer to Davos.
01:3220,000 guests.
01:33Diplomats, business leaders, delegations from over 130 countries.
01:38And the guest list?
01:40Well, it's something.
01:41Candace Owens is there.
01:43Steven Seagal, obviously.
01:45And yes, Andrew and Tristan Tate have made the trip to St. Petersburg.
01:50Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is in attendance.
01:53Putin himself is expected to take the stage on June 5th.
01:57It was supposed to be Russia's grand showcase to the world, proof that the sanctions aren't working, the economy is
02:05humming, and the war is under control.
02:07Ukraine had other plans.
02:09In the early hours of this morning, a large-scale Ukrainian drone assault reached deep into Russian territory, over 1
02:17,100 kilometers from the front line.
02:20The target?
02:21The JSC Petersburg Oil Terminal, the largest oil transshipment complex in northwestern Russia, sitting right on the Gulf of Finland,
02:30roughly 17 kilometers from where the forum is being held right now.
02:35Drones hit it.
02:36A massive fire broke out.
02:38Thick black smoke billowed across the skyline.
02:41Independent geolocation confirmed it.
02:44Flights at St. Petersburg airports were briefly disrupted.
02:47Additional strikes reportedly hit targets across the Leningrad region, Kronstadt military base, and a weapons plant in Tambov oblast.
02:57Russia claims it downed dozens.
02:59Some reports say over 350 drones total across regions.
03:04Some got through.
03:05The fire was real.
03:06The smoke was real.
03:08The timing was very real.
03:10Ukrainian officials didn't try to hide what this was.
03:13This was not a coincidence.
03:15This was a statement.
03:17What Ukrainian voices have been calling long-range sanctions.
03:21A direct message to every delegate, every diplomat, every businessman sitting in that conference hall today.
03:28The country hosting this forum cannot protect its own skyline.
03:32Putin is set to speak on Thursday.
03:35He'll stand at that podium and tell the world that Russia is open for business, that it's strong, that the
03:41West's pressure has failed.
03:42And somewhere in the background, the cleanup crews will still be working.
03:47Russia wanted Spief 2026 to be its image rehab moment, a room full of allies, influencers, and dealmakers, all there
03:56to signal that the isolation isn't sticking.
03:58Instead, day one opened with a burning oil terminal, a smoke-filled horizon, and a reminder that Ukraine can reach
04:06anywhere it wants to reach.
04:08Candace Owens and the Tate brothers flew in for Russia's Davos.
04:12Ukraine sent a delegation, too.
04:15Theirs made more of an impression.
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