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Russian offensive kills at least 22 in Ukraine, and Ukraine responds with hit on St. Petersburg

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM CDT

Ukrainian drones hit targets outside St. Petersburg on Wednesday after Russia launched one of its largest offensive campaigns in the four-year war against Kyiv and other major cities.

NPR’s Polina Lytvynova joins Here & Now‘s Scott Tong for a look at this escalating war from Ukraine’s capital.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.