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Saint Petersburg: Federal city in Russia
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. With an area of 1,439 km, Saint Petersburg is the smallest administrative division of Russia by area. The city had a population of 5,601,911 residents as of 2021, with more than 6.4 million people living in the metropolitan area. Saint Petersburg is the fourth-most populous city in Europe, the most populous city on the Baltic Sea, and the world's northernmost city of more than 1 million residents. As the former capital of the Russian Empire, and a historically strategic port, it is governed as a federal city.

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Putin CANCELS Major Naval Parade After Ukraine Drone STRIKE | Russia RETALIATES With Attack on Kyiv [Video]

Putin CANCELS Major Naval Parade After Ukraine Drone STRIKE | Russia RETALIATES With Attack on Kyiv

On Russia’s Navy Day, Ukrainian drones rained over St. Petersburg, forcing the cancellation of a key naval parade and halting flights at Pulkovo Airport. Russia’s Defense Ministry claims it downed..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:00Published
Ukraine’s BIGGEST Attack On Russia? Nearly 100 Drones Cripple Airports And Railways Across Russia [Video]

Ukraine’s BIGGEST Attack On Russia? Nearly 100 Drones Cripple Airports And Railways Across Russia

In one of the largest overnight drone barrages, Russia claims its air defense forces intercepted 99 drones targeting key cities and infrastructure across western Russia. Airports in St. Petersburg,..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:08Published
Russia’s Pulkovo Airport In CHAOS As Ukrainian Drone Threat Looms | 7,000 Stranded In Mass Shutdown [Video]

Russia’s Pulkovo Airport In CHAOS As Ukrainian Drone Threat Looms | 7,000 Stranded In Mass Shutdown

Panic and paralysis gripped St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport as a massive drone threat grounded flights and triggered Russia’s largest aviation disruption this year. Over 7,000 passengers were..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 03:19Published

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