St. Petersburg

Former employee reveals alleged Novichok testing in secret Russian lab

A former laboratory employee told The Insider that Russia tested the Novichok nerve agent under the cover of a pharmaceutical company in St. Petersburg, including animal experiments and falsified military reports.

28 May, 06:35 PM

Atesh partisans carry out sabotage operation in St. Petersburg - photo

Atesh partisans reported they successfully disabled a diesel locomotive involved in oil transportation in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, sharing photographic evidence of the sabotage on May 21.

21 May, 02:18 PM

Kyiv warns of escalating consequences following Moscow drone strikes

If the Kremlin does not stop its war on Ukraine, the situation will become significantly worse for residents of major Russian cities, particularly Moscow and St. Petersburg, Center for Countering Disinformation head Andrii Kovalenko wrote in a statement on May 17.

18 May, 11:00 AM

Pulkovo airport locks down as drones target Russia's Leningrad Oblast

Russia's Leningrad Oblast came under a drone attack, with air defense systems allegedly shooting down 16 UAVs, Leningrad Oblast Governor Alexander Drozdenko announced overnight on May 5.

5 May, 08:19 AM

Sweeping drone attack allegedly targets Russian governor, forces major airport closures

Russia's Pulkovo International Airport in St. Petersburg imposed restrictions on aircraft arrivals and departures amid UAv threat, drones allegedly targeted Belgorod governor, Russian state propaganda agency TASS wrote on March 22.

23 March, 07:34 AM

Greek tankers carrying Russian oil spotted near St. Petersburg

Despite European Union sanctions aimed at curbing Russia’s oil trade, tankers registered in Greece have been spotted at a Russian port on the Baltic Sea coast, Finland’s Yle reported, citing data from the MarineTraffic tracking service on Dec. 13.

14 December 2025, 03:39 PM

Russian protesters attack Polish envoy in St. Petersburg

Russian protesters assaulted Poland’s ambassador to Russia, Krzysztof Krajewski, as he arrived in St. Petersburg to meet with the local Polish community, Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 03:31 PM

Russia restarts gasoline imports from Belarus

Amid fuel shortages, Russia has resumed gasoline supplies from Belarus through the St. Petersburg exchange, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said on Oct. 2

2 October 2025, 06:49 PM

Russia’s largest oil port hit in massive drone attack

A fire on one of the ships after an overnight drone attack on Primorsk, Russia's largest oil port, in Leningrad Oblast was reported by the Astra Telegram channel early on Sep. 12.

12 September 2025, 08:15 AM

Azerbaijan skips CIS Interior Ministers meeting amid tensions with Russia

Azerbaijan did not participate in the meeting of Interior Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States held Aug. 12 in St. Petersburg, the CIS official portal reported on Aug. 13.

13 August 2025, 05:42 PM

Russia, India plan deeper defense cooperation for 2025-2026

Russia and India are planning to deepen their military-technical cooperation, sources in Ukrainian intelligence told NV on Aug. 11.

11 August 2025, 09:45 PM

U.S.-made Tomahawks and ATACMS could bring war to Russia’s doorstep

U.S. President Donald Trump was considering sending Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine that could hit Moscow and St. Petersburg, The Washington Post reported on July 15, citing a source familiar with the administration's discussions.

15 July 2025, 07:23 AM

Russian airlines lose $254 million in two days—report

Ukrainian drone attacks on July 5 and 6 that disrupted operations at several Russian airports cost local airlines roughly RUB20 billion ($254 million), independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on July 7.

7 July 2025, 09:37 PM

Drone threat paralyzes Russian airports as passengers trapped on planes for hours — video

Air travel across Russia has descended into chaos following widespread drone threats, with nearly 100 flights canceled and hundreds more delayed in Moscow and St. Petersburg alone, the Telegram channel Baza reported on July 5.

6 July 2025, 12:12 AM

Putin adamant on claiming all of Ukraine

Dictator Vladimir Putin reiterated that Russia has a right to control “all of Ukraine,” justifying it by claiming that “the Russian and Ukrainian peoples” are “one nation,” Russian news outlet Agentstvo.Novosti reported on June 20.

20 June 2025, 11:48 PM

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate hacks Russian tax and customs services

Cyber specialists of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate carried out successful cyberattacks on the Russian tax and customs service from June 10 to 12, temporarily paralyzing internal document flow, sources in Ukrainian intelligence told NV on June 13.

13 June 2025, 02:00 PM

Sweden cancels music contest over Russian ties

The upcoming Stockholm International Music Competition (SIMC) was canceled due to uncovered links between SIMC organizers and Russian regime-aligned entities, Swedish public broadcaster SVT reported on May 29.

30 May 2025, 02:08 AM

Blaze hits Russia’s strategic defense-linked plant

A fire broke out at the strategically important Avangard plant in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram shortly after midnight on May 29.

29 May 2025, 08:06 AM

Russia jails teenager for expressing solidarity with Ukraine

A Russian court sentenced Darya Kozyreva, a 19-year-old activist who used poetry and graffiti to protest the war in Ukraine, to two years and eight months in prison, Reuters reported on April 18.

18 April 2025, 11:45 PM

Trump envoy Witkoff meets Putin’s representative in St Petersburg

Steve Witkoff, special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, met with Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, in St. Petersburg on April 11, Russian state media outlet TASS reported.

11 April 2025, 04:21 PM

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