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title: "Putin boasted about air defense while an oil terminal and a corvette burned in St. Petersburg"
description: "Putin claimed the superiority of Russian air defense while a strategic oil terminal and the corvette \"Boykiy\" burned in St. Petersburg. 🔥🚢 Attacks by Ukrainian defenders struck Russian infrastructure."
date: 2026-06-04T19:10:00.000Z
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# Putin boasted about air defense while an oil terminal and a corvette burned in St. Petersburg

![Vladimir Putin against blue background — contrast between his air defense claims and fires in St. Petersburg](https://xab.info/media/2026/06/04/putin-poxvastalsya-pvo-pokha-v-peterburge-gorel-neftyanoy-terminal-i-korvet/putin-poxvastalsya-pvo-pokha-v-peterburge-gorel-neftyanoy-terminal-i-korvet-1.webp)

At a meeting with heads of news agencies, Vladimir Putin, referred to as a dictator in the text, made a statement about the superiority of the Russian air defense system. According to him, Russia has a full-fledged air defense system that "Ukraine does not have".

The head of the Kremlin admitted that Western sponsors are supplying Kyiv with a large number of drones, including long-range ones. He noted that unfortunately, some of them manage to break through, but emphasized that the Russian system requires improvement and strengthening.

"But Ukraine does not have such a system at all. There are just individual elements, but no system," Putin boasted.

### Attacks on strategic objects in St. Petersburg

The words of the Russian leader came against the backdrop of large-scale attacks by Ukrainian defenders that took place on June 3. On this day, a strike was launched on St. Petersburg, resulting in damage to critically important infrastructure objects.

One of the targets was the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal — the largest oil refining complex in northwestern Russia. The facility is of strategic importance for the security of the Russian Federation. The enterprise, covering an area of 37 hectares, houses 21 fuel storage tanks, and its throughput capacity is 12.5 million tons per year.

As a result of the strikes, a large-scale fire broke out at the facility, which intensified by morning due to new explosions.

### Strike on a warship

In addition to industrial infrastructure, Ukrainian defenders attacked a warship. The corvette "Boykiy," which can carry missile armament, came under fire.

On June 4, a video appeared online showing the first minutes after the "strike" on the corvette, demonstrating the consequences of the attack.