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Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg kills one, sets refinery ablaze

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A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's second-largest city Saint Petersburg killed at least one person and hospitalised another five on Sunday. The attack – which also sparked fires at an oil refinery and depot – comes as Kyiv accused Russia of violating Washington's "energy ceasefire" doz

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Both outlets lead with the Ukrainian drone attack on Saint Petersburg and tie it to damage at energy sites. France 24 foregrounds the reported death toll, hospitalisations, and fires at a refinery and depot, while Al Jazeera is the only one to add Zelenskyy’s comments about Russian attacks on Ukraine and Moscow breaking the energy ceasefire.

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