Oil facilities hit in deadly overnight attack on St Petersburg
At least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.
According to BBC News, at least one person was killed in the strikes, which also hit a data centre used by Russia's equivalent of Facebook.
This world story centres on Russia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include St Petersburg and Facebook.
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- Russia · Europe
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- St Petersburg, Facebook
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- World
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