Zelensky crashes 'Putin's Davos' with humiliating St Petersburg strike as oligarchs bail out Russian state

Day 1,559.

Today, smoke billows over St Petersburg after Ukraine hits an oil terminal and military facilities, embarrassing Putin on the opening day of his International Economic Forum. Ukraine continues its mid-range and long-range strike campaign as Russia’s economy is bailed out by oligarchs. Finally, we hear from one of our reporters who bravely attempted to train with the Royal Marines snipers and how their unit is adapting for the future of warfare.

Contributors:

Adelie Pojzman-Pontay (Host on Ukraine: The Latest). @adeliepjz on X.

Alex Nichol (Telegraph journalist).

With thanks to the Telegraph’s deputy global security editor Arthur Scott-Geddes.

Senior Producer: Lilian Fawcett

Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan

Social Producer: Katie Inglis

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Executive Editor: Francis Dearnley

Created by David Knowles

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CONTENT REFERENCED:

US, NATO allies to launch scaled-back Baltic Sea drills (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-nato-allies-launch-scaled-back-baltic-sea-drills-2026-06-02/

Russian weapons plant in flames after Ukrainian attack in Tambov Oblast (Kyiv Independent)

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-weapons-plant-in-flames-after-ukrainian-attack-in-tambov-oblast/

Future presence of US troops in Lithuania is 'under review,' says minister (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/future-presence-us-troops-lithuania-is-under-review-says-minister-2026-06-02/

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy set to attend G7 summit in France (Politico)

https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-attend-g7-summit-france/

Billionaires have begun making voluntary contributions to the budget (Expert.ru)

https://expert.ru/ekonomika/milliardery-nachali-perevodit-v-byudzhet-dobrovolnye-vznosy

I learnt to be a Royal Marines sniper (Arthur Scott-Geddes for The Telegraph)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/03/marine-sniper-training-arbroath/

Dom’s interview with a Ukrainian sniper on hunting Russian tanks at night, PTSD and handling trauma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3un6JguaOE

The Royal Marines Charity

https://rma-trmc.org/

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Ukraine strikes St Petersburg on day one of ‘Putin’s Davos’ • What it’s like to train as a Royal Marines sniper

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