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The Tampa Bay Rays have cleared a major hurdle after county and city approvals to finance a $2.3 billion stadium project, allowing the team to move forward with plans for a new home in the Tampa Bay area.
An improvised explosive device detonated in a car on Kolpinskoye Highway in St. Petersburg, killing a lieutenant colonel and injuring his wife; the blast occurred near a Magnit store as they were leaving their home, with authorities launching an investigation.
A Russian military officer, reportedly a lieutenant colonel, was killed in a car explosion in St. Petersburg's Shushary district. Investigators later described the incident as a vehicle fire but confirmed the death and launched a criminal probe; his wife was wounded. The case follows Russia's accusations of Ukrainian involvement in similar assassinations, though Kyiv had not commented at the time of the report.
A Russian military lieutenant colonel was killed in a car incident in St. Petersburg's Shushary district near a supermarket; initial reports of an explosion were later described by investigators as a vehicle fire, with the officer's wife seriously injured and a criminal probe underway, amid tensions over alleged Ukrainian attacks against Russian officers and without immediate Kyiv comment.
Kanye West, aka Ye, had two planned October shows at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg that were canceled after the venue said it never organized the event and did not sign any rental agreements; the Moscow agency Say Agency had claimed the concerts were sanctioned by an official letter. Tickets were sold, but fans are criticizing the arena’s denial; the episode comes amid West’s history of antisemitism controversies and a string of canceled gigs, and it would have been the first major Western act to perform in Putin’s Russia in years.
A massive warehouse fire in St. Petersburg's Izhor Industrial Zone has grown to about 80,000 square meters in a 680 by 120 meter building, with a level-four emergency response as rescuers and aircraft work at the scene. Authorities say the cause is under investigation and that various goods are stored inside; the blaze occurred near an Ozon warehouse, and no drone or missile threat alerts were issued in the region.
Ukraine carried out a large overnight drone strike targeting St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region, hitting the city’s oil terminal and nearby port infrastructure; authorities say 72 drones were shot down with only minor damage and no casualties reported in St. Petersburg or Vysotsk port. Zelensky framed the attack as part of Kyiv’s long-range sanctions against Russia, while Moscow dismissed energy strikes as not critical and did not confirm a strike on Kronstadt. The broader campaign has hit Russian energy facilities across the country, with reports of casualties in Bryansk and Crimea and continued drone activity around Pskov, as Kyiv maintains Kostiantynivka remains under Ukrainian control amid competing Russian claims.
Ukraine says it struck a major oil terminal in St. Petersburg and a Baltic Fleet base at Kronstadt, calling the facility one of Russia’s largest and a key revenue source for Moscow’s war; St. Petersburg reported a massive drone attack with no casualties. Kyiv has intensified long-range strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure, claiming roughly 43% of oil refining capacity is disabled (not independently verified). Russia’s defence ministry says it shot down hundreds of drones and missiles; Putin signed a law to boost domestic fuel supplies amid shortages.
Ukrainian long-range drones struck the St. Petersburg region, hitting an oil terminal and a Baltic Sea port and briefly disrupting flights and mobile networks; Russia says it intercepted hundreds of drones, while Kyiv claimed hits on oil infrastructure and the Kronstadt naval base. Separately, a gas production facility in the Poltava region was attacked, with operations suspended, as fuel shortages and refinery strikes compound energy disruptions amid the war.
Ukraine launched a large drone strike on Russia's Leningrad region and St. Petersburg, striking the port of Vysotsk and oil infrastructure; Russian authorities said about 72 drones were shot down and there were no casualties in the city area. Zelenskiy claimed the strikes hit oil-revenue infrastructure and Kronstadt, though there was no independent confirmation of Kronstadt. Other nearby regions also reported drone activity as energy facilities in Russia face continued disruption.
Ukraine reportedly carried out a drone attack on the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal early July 4, with social-media posts showing smoke and fire; Kyiv Independent could not verify the claims and Russia said dozens of drones were shot down. The terminal is a major fuel storage/export hub on the Gulf of Finland with about 12.5 million tons of throughput annually, but the extent of damage is unclear as the story develops.
Drone strikes on Russia’s refineries have expanded a fuel shortage from Crimea to Moscow and St. Petersburg, with refinery runs at multi-decade lows, jet-fuel and diesel shortages in several cities, rising wholesale fuel prices, and government subsidies and policy tweaks aimed at keeping supplies moving amid ongoing attacks.
Russia’s major oil networks have begun nationwide fuel rationing due to a domestic shortage, with Tatneft capping gasoline at 20 liters and diesel at 40 liters per vehicle in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other regions. Rosneft and Lukoil have implemented similar limits, as Moscow bans jet fuel exports and extends a gasoline export ban. The shortage is linked to refinery outages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes, creating a market that has largely turned inward and threatens domestic supply even in the capital.
Ukraine’s drones struck St. Petersburg as Putin opened the SPIEF economic forum, hitting a naval base, an oil terminal, and triggering airport disruptions, underscoring a new vulnerability for Russia and highlighting Kyiv’s growing drone capabilities with AI-assisted tech and swarming tactics; the attack cast a blow to Putin’s international image, while Zelensky urged direct talks for a ceasefire amid ongoing drone warfare and Russia’s rising war costs.
Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia on Saturday, with many strikes aimed at St. Petersburg, leaving one dead and a oil depot ablaze as Moscow said air defences downed 376 drones across multiple regions; Ukraine’s SBU said it hit Kronstadt naval base and the Russian Navy’s 15th Arsenal in the Leningrad region. Zelenskyy called the strikes a just response after Putin rejected a face-to-face meeting, while Russia renewed strikes on Ukraine that killed a man in Mykolaiv, wounded a boy and his father in Zaporizhzhia, and damaged two civilian search-and-rescue vessels carrying out a humanitarian mission. In parallel, the UK will host Zelenskyy, Macron, and Merz for talks on Sunday to discuss security guarantees as part of a broader peace process.