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.


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Video Producer: Sophie O’Sullivan


Social Producer: Katie Inglis


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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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